The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 27, 1948 Page: 8 of 8
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WE HAVE A COMPLETE STOCK OF GIFTS
FOR THE GRADUATE
Gifts that will be appreciated. See them now!
We Give S & H Green Stamps
City Drug Store
Call Us For Free Delivery
The Rexall Store
Phone 21
Grain Harvest
HEADQUARTERS
SEE US FOR
YOUR HARVEST NEEDS
ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE THE GRAIN HAUL?
am SERVICE EXAMS
The Civil Service Commie-
announces examinations
the positions of Forestry
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Aid and Fire Control Aid. En-
trance salaries range from
*1822.00 to $3021.00 per year
BUILDING A FARM
IN A DAY • #'
The old-time “barn raisin’ ’
of pioneer days has given way
to the modern “farm raisin’ ’
in one day, as state after state
Service in the States of Texas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Mis-
souri. Application forms may-
be obtained from any 1st- or
2nd-class post offices; Execu-
»ive Secretary, Board of U. S.
Civil Service Examiners, U. S.
Department of Agriculture
’114 Commerce Street, Dallas
Texas; or from the Regional
Director, Fourteenth U. S. Civ-
:1 Service Region, 210 South
Harwood St., Dallas 1, Texas.
The Civil Service Commis-
sion announces examinations
for filling tne positions of
Chemist with various federal
"gencies in the State of Texas.
Entrance salaries range from
*3397.20 to $T)905.20 per year.
years' conservation in a day.”
One of the more recent dem-
onstrations was in Montgom-
ery County, Tenn., After the
crowds had cleared away, a
GI trainee in agriculture was
$10,000 richer in conservation
carried out on his farm. Con-
servation improvements includ-
ed terracing, planting trees,
seeding grasses and legumes,
spreading of lime and fertiliz-
er and a number of other prac-
tices.
READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
1948-KB—6 International Truck — NEW
GI WIVES CLUB
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1948-KBS—5 International Truck — NEW
1942-KB—5 International Truck — USED
Jack County _
Truck & Tractor Co.
601 N. Main St.
JACKSBORO, TEXAS
Phone 385
Mrs. Gus Jones was a guest)
leader at the GI Wives Class in
the high school homemaking 1
department, Tuesday, May 18,)
at which time she demonstrat-
ed techniques of canning vege-
tables as well as discussed
many food preservation prob- f
lems.
The GI Wives Class will I
meet again Tuesday, June 1st
at 7:30 p. m. At that time Miss
Mary Shown, who has received
distinction in a honorary pro-
fessional organization on * her
understanding of what makes
a pleasing personality will be
leader for a program, “Influ-
ences of Pleasing Personality
In Family Living.”
. All interested people are in-1
vited.
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GRADUATING AWARDS
THE BICYCUf
Application form? and addi-
tional information may be ob-
tained from the post office.
Tandy Richardson
the farm, was selected byr his
fellow trainees as the one to
get a modern farm in one day.
At daylight, large and small
tractors with equipment, bush
and bog harrows, bulldozers,
automatic posthole diggers, ro-
already at work at the huge
job of completely, reworking
the farm.
A bowl-shaped 12-acre field
which had been overgrown
with bushes and cut with gul-
lies was cleared and smoothed,
plowed, terraced, limed and
fertilized, and then sown with
fescue and lespedeza for per-
manent pasture. A farm pond
was constructed. Another large
acreage was cleared and ter-
raced to be used for rotation
crops. Sod waterways were
put in. Trees were planted.
The County Agricultural
on nor of commjttee and the Vocational
Agricultural instructors of the
trainees sparked the demon-
stration, but other agencies,
civic groups, religious groups,
merchants, and dealers coope-
rated.
NEWS ^
Fifty graduating seniors of
Texas A. & M. College will re-
ceive awards at the baccalau-
reate services at 10 a. m. June
4th. One of these is Donald
Brown, son of Mrs. Louise M.
Brown of Jacksboro. Donald
wins a cash prize for winning
the ASCE competition.
to be
CLOCK STOPS
Texas A tM. College
Extension Service
The clock in the H. C. Teague
—Jeweler, window stopped on
j Number 39. Harry Whitsitt
and Helen Simpson of Jacks-
boro received the watches giv
en by the store.
totillers, and all the other mod-
ern farming equipment were
A lot of conservation was
done but a lot more conserva-
tion was taught by the demon-
stration, said the county AGP
committee. f *4
The main event on the Ex-
tension Service calendar for
the week is the County 4-11
dress review, May 29, 2:30 p.
m. This will be the first time
for it to be held in Jack Coun-
ty, and in other counties it’s
only 3 years old. All 4-11 girls
who have completed their dress-
es, aprons, or blouses will be
Judge Charles Wheeler, as-
sociate justice of court .of
criminal appeals, Austin, and
Frank Rundell, general con-
tractor, Austin, were visitors
eligible to participate. For
some of the girls this will be
the first garment they have
ever made. Any girl who has
completed 2 years of club work
and is 14 years of age may en-
ter her dress in the state con-
test at A. & M. 4-H round-up.
The H. D. Council is giving a
tea for the girls and guests.
They extend a welcome to the
people in the county who would
like to come.
Cosmetic Sets
Pangburn Candy
Perfumes
Colognes
Cutex Sets
Pens and Pencils
Stationery
Nylon Hose
GIVEN AWAY
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Saturday, June 5th
See Uy For
DETAILS
Tek Tooth Brushes
WILLIAM HENRY SMITH
Funeral services for William
Henry (Bill) Smith were held
Sunday, May 23, at 3 p. m. at
Roberts Prairie, Rev. Joe
Starr conducting the services.
Interment was in the Roberts
Prairie cemetery.
Mr. Smith was born in Hunt
County, Jan. 8, 1870. On may
24, 1894, he married Audie
Jones. He passed away May 22,
at his home. On Monday, May
25, he and his wife would have
celebrated their 54th wedding
anniversary.
FREE DELIVERY
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Spears Drug Store
We Are As Near As Your Telephone
Phones 69 & 70
. v "t;.....nwriiHrnr
ited Mr. Blevins at Mulberry,
and Fred Gray at Boonsville.
THURSDAY STUDY CLUB
Demonstrations on floors,
Besides his wife, other sur-
vivors are five sons,/ Dillard,
Alard, Lester, Almond and
Lindsey, one daughter, Mary
Jane Ellis, all of Jacksboro;
20 grandchildren and 3 great-
ft.
in Jacksboro, Saturday. May .will be given this week in Jer-
22nd. Tlipy were shown thejmyn, Post Oak, Jacksboro and
historical spots by J. L. Swin "■
floor coverings and woodwork, grandchildren.
Hawkins Funeral Home was
Mrs. George Patterson of
Dallas is visiting relatives at
Bryson and other parts of the
county. Before her marriage
she was Miss Alta Chambers of
of Bryson.
Bean’s Prairie.
Last Summer’s Dress—The
dress you thought too long last
in charge of arrangements.
Messrs, and Mines. Billy and
summer may be too short for,®*™ APJaster hfe rftunifd
the current style, but there are|lfrom Arkansas where th<W V1S'
ways of making it longer and *--
The Thursday Study Club
enjoyed their last meeting of
the season with a chicken din-
ner, planned by Mrs. Jack
Raines, at the Green Frog
Cafe, Thursday, May 20th.
Others present were: Mines.
E. E. Turner, Mark Jones, Ber-
nice Hill, Cy Perkins* Martha
Green, R. L. Henderson, R. L.
Moore, J. C. Porter, Lloyd Ed-
wards, J. B. Sharp, B. B. Da-
vis, Ralph Faver, J. L. Lace
a set of crystal glasses.
Officers for the coming year
President, Mrs. J. B.
are:
Sharp; vice-president, Mrs. R*
L. Moore; recording secretary,
Mrs. J. L. Lacewell; corres-
ponding secretary, Mrs. Ber-
nice Hill; treasurer, Mrs. Paul
K. Conner; reporter, Mrs. Cy
Perkins; parliamentarian, Mrs,
Ralph Faver.
ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY
Mrs. Frank Porter, Jr., gave
a bridge party Saturday, May
22nd, in her oome In Weatner-
wel’l, John K. Hackley, Paul fortl> announcing the engage-
K. Conner, Rudi Hess, Harry
Sikes, and Miss Evelyn Bram-
mer.
The past president, Mrs. E.
E. Turner, was presented with
ment of her niece, Miss Jane
Rieves, to Mr. Charles Ran-
dolph Peterson, Jr., The hon-
oree was presented with a
place setting in her chosen pat-
tern of crystal.
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more stylish, too. Study the
styles in newspaper ads and
fashion magazines to see how
materials are combined in
! dresses, and you’ll be surpris-
ed to see how many ways you
can make your last summer's
dress look like new.
YOUTH PATTERN
A complete service to brighten your table . . .
52-PIECE SERVICE FOR 8. $6850
inelwu.’ng chest
The price of this famous silver-
plate has stayed down. And in
each lovely paliem the forks' and
rpoons you use the most are
ir.laid .at hacks of howls and
handles with two blocks of ster-
ling silver. We’ll be glad to ex-
plain why that traupg. Jotting
beauty in silvcrplate for you.
Read about Johnnie and June,
And folks you know so well.
Read the neighbors Advertisement
And what he has to sell.
Read aboitweddings and schools,
And your frtends'each little caper;
You read it every week
In Your HOMETOWN
NEWSPAPER/
Ways of lengthening are by
—L l sing eyelet embroidered j
pique for a band on the bot-
tom of the . skirt. 2. Using
bands of contrasting colors,
bias plaids or striped material I
will not only lengthen the j
skirt, but bring life and color i
to a discarded dress. A yoke
'added to the top of a skirt is a |
good way to get the new look'
in length and hip style. 3. Us-1
jng a bias fold or a “petticoat I
ruffle” added to the bottom of
a full skirt can add 2 inches1
and fit into current styles as
well. Jane Rieves.
HOWS & EDWARDS
STERLING INLAID
SILVZRPLATE
Eloise Herring of Perrin will
be next year’s president of the
Ellen II. Richards home eco-
nomics club in Abilene Chris-
tian College, Abilene. She was
elected at a recent club meet-
ing. She is a sophomore, ma-
joring in home economics.
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Dennis, James R., Jr. The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 27, 1948, newspaper, May 27, 1948; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth733509/m1/8/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.