Edna Weekly Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1942 Page: 3 of 8
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Leadership Values Friday, Saturday and Monday,
August 28-29-31 --- Edna, Texas
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PINTO
BEANS
5 Lb. Bag
35c
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I h. ■ address ..r Vernon l>l**nei"*
'll, i,i.i I.. 11 m • a rm.'.l (ini'ml center,
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Crystal* White
SYRUP A
No. 10 jar 69c
|*1SiIver Tip Strawberry
Jelly, 2
A Perfect Bleach
Purex
~ Mustard
GREENS
?:„2.. lQc
American
Sardines
3 for 24c
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Steamboat
SYRUP
No. VA can 10c
Kraft’s Parkay
Great Value
Peaches
£„2':, 20c
Victory
APPLES
1 (Limit
Gal. OOC 1)
Palmolive Bath Size
TOILET SOAP
2 bars 19c
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Oleo ||-''»»i23c
(Limit 2)
Delicious
P-Nut Butter
Full Qt. 35c
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Fresh
WEINERS
23c lb.
Lean Salt
BACON
25c lb.
Fresh Tender Bi^
Bologna, 1
lb.. 19c
SqotWaldrof Toilet
Large Size Grapenut
Flakes, box
Kwik Insectside
Spray, 1 qt.canSIc
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Folks, this does the work
Avery
Salt, VA lb. box 4c
Tissue, 3 rolls 14c.,
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Kellog’s Regular Size
S.ntl Volkov (Tc.lin ybUjjVln
Corn Flakes, 3 • 19c \ CORN
Del Monte
Raisins, pkg.. 15c I £ 2 jgc
Amopola Bleached - 1
Flour, 48 bag $1.49i
K. C. 25-oz. Can
Baking Powder 19c
(Limit 2 Cans)
Gold
Medal
Kitchen
Tested
FLOUR
J2 lb. bag . 49c
24 lb. bag . 85c
48 lb. bag $1.68
Sales Limited
^Visit Our Complete Fruit & Vegetable Department
U. S. No. 1 Colorado
POTATOES
10 lbs.
39c
Eresh" I im* Tender
OKRA, 2 lbs.
11c
Kristi Hard t!reen Head
CABBAGE, 3 lbs 14c
New tinnrt —Bn ting-
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APPLES, doz.
Fresh Purple President
PLUM'S, doz.
Fresh Kirin Itedp, Ttipe /
TOMATOES, 2 lbs 23*
1 . S. .No. 1 Yeiluw Fancy ________
ONIONS, 3 lb*.
Eresb .1 ui*y Nice Size
LEMONS, doz.
Thompson's Seedless
GRAPES.
lbs. . 23c 2u>s)
Fv<*sli (ireon XirP f»» SjuiT * L-...' „
Bell^Peppers, 2 lbs. 25c ^
.Nt'\v i u loms, M.n. Wmoii hfl* bw*tl
id Mfisb-P l«»r Kf*vi*rul juuUtliM.
From Koy (ieruld Willicrnon.
I >«*:i r Kuby ;md :
Kf‘t-1 \«*(l y«riir It^tPi* iintl appre*
ciiilii if vcl y * i\fPlt*li. ? As. Ttu\ XliMSiHS?
> «*ii slTould hoof soltit* of tlit’St* offic**
crs ; hot ;i! /'HMr '"foo Til!'".. blit SOlllP of
ill**, other boys rertlly catch it. Sure-
l\ \vis|» I had your radio now. All
kl!je music I heur is hand music and
ns 1 have trr mnrrh^ m tTnrL, i dou’t
enjoy it - very inueli.
Toll Al v<. I .< »u t ha t I always try
to Im* ,'i Lood hoy^ nib! That I woifld
do any tiling for Indie S.'iiil
As f.W as scenenL concerned, I
have not seen anything hut vvatcr^
and dry land. I would not tfivc K(J- ,
iivi* f'*r tin* whole Stat.o of (’aliforiija.
I surely thank you f<rt' , writing to ^
im*. and hope .you write lots more
letters. A letter out here from a
friend ds worth more than gold.
Sincerely,
, . .. ; ..... noddie.‘
Koy. Gerald's aildre^s—is (’o. 42 4(Mi
r S. \ T S.. San i>ir*«:o. (’ali't
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From Walter Findley.
San I lie^o, f'iilif.. Ayg. 13. 1942
Mr. and Mrs. Fred I’orclie,
lain,a, .Texas.
Ui*e*MV;ed your Ij'lter and was very
al.-nl to hear from yon.'
I have already met Joe SeliVietz
l.fnnu across "the street in Fatna. I ,
ainl Itoddle WiHtyrson of .Edna is
nit here. I'm not sure, Imt j» thought
I - reeiignized (iorilon Allen' Baker
and l’ee Wee Jetton' out "here, 'It.
surely looked Mke them, anyway.________»
I ^ like Califiiruia fine. 1 like Ihe
J-oeeim (I'aeific) with its void hreeae,
land -.1 lie • mountains. The lights of'
ttSair.' "irtfaFIT: ahout .two or’ t !• fee
miles aeross the ha> . There is sueli
preity sc'eiiery t here une can't help _
Imt liking it. it's' fairly coot and at -
night when' I'm oii Harraejf gtinrd, I
even wear an o\"ereont. It really *
seems like fall in Texas old here 'all ^
tlfe time, 1 see lug sliijis, sulmia-
tiues.,tng Ixiats, seaplanes and eyery-
tiling- here all the time. Todiij I
even* saw some tanks. They were
[land and sow tanks, .Tln-v had big.
guns mounted on them. They would
■j go blaring ofit' across the beach, into
| tlie water and stay afloat and go alt
iim way aerossF the hay. hit the
1 other side and keep going. Boy!
; tinde S^rfin sure lias good fighting
fequipipent. We do not use guns/
here at "the Naval ..-Stafion except
for ‘gate guuods.^
We have one twenty-four day/aml .
night, instead of 2 twelve ‘hour
"periods. We start "at 42 midnigtd
'with (mkki (four zeros.) one a. m.
is 0400 on tip to noon which is 1200
(twelve hundred.) .tlieu 1 p. .in. is
^B00, and 2 p. m. Is.. I totj. and oh mi
til niid-nigly which is 2400 of (MKKl
again. It's JO piinut. - in the.
evening- now. so it's lSoO/mir time,
(lur—flonr is the dyyk :/>ur wmll is
tile tuilkliead ; e'eiliiic,/i> /lie over-
; head, and so on ann it is' hard to
get use to it. ltnt/it is good.
The tmvy is X clean pltjee. We
get up at■ o :30/a. in (your time) or
10I5J10 oar 'Bdc' We go to hod at-
12130 ; f0:3^> at night. We’re /off .
i at. 4 -[>: tit and we have free 4hhS'.
1 every tiding jme can' 1i*>. in tlie line of
I reorejffion.
get ".our first liberty this eoin-
ij/ii Morality froiu t p. m. to 1 u. in
JAs, yet we iiayCH.-t lieeii allowed to ■
j go to town. TI.10 worsl of my train
l ing is over. ■ I've had 4 slmts in my
I right arm, 4 shots' itf my "4vft and
I'll vai-einylioit ' on my lefl imii')iavo
j had three jaw . tr eth pulled, i lmisi
rsa.v this mini's navy is o. k.
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l’ee Wee Jetton, who is- in —t -ttvi,-
Sam's navy - Ktatione&l at. tSjm Iueg,;..
i is here vjsiting his parents. Mr and .
; Mrs. hathy Jetton-, having Hern given -
9-day furlough. r
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U'.arl (Joppert
informed
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Party at McCrory.
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The Herald ha* been mpiextM To
m u MEN T S ^ sRfi\ 4 (,'E,
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rmbTUffi the fnlVutlng .notlw: : 1 *; - ■ . . .
•lEveryoi. i- invited i . attend a The .trip ill the *«j thru Wash
the Moi'rory" Svliool Horn*) ‘ tW1)' '''»*■ ""'‘11 all sorts of ever-
‘ >re<*tis and nuuintnlu streams. Sent-
pnrty at
sa.tJir .lay
have a <
fovvd.’
night,-.■Align t 29 I-et’s
r'w
\\'e are gl id to tie aide to report
(1,,,! ;,,,mtoe liollery. son of Mr. and
- A li iv ilolirfy/ w ho ■ wns severe
i i,.- ./d - <t.i ■sunilay,....iVugtist ilie
J ,fh |J ' in ■ lie hi:,u.qghf home
,110111 trie Kurus Hospital, at, (,’uifii
la t. haim'fay. Til 1 ‘iln-KlCnl oia-ur
,ii while Moiiiai • was working oii*
a ,-ar lie had a cun of gasoline in
i-hi.> liaii'i and in some manlier it
faugh* lit**, ami exploded.'--throwing
«,llii. II,.lines i.ver him, lie siicceedi'd
In suiotliei iug tlie flames by rolling
,,V I and'oy-r in some (all-grass (le
whs, given first aid treiilnieiit at the
7ip(/‘('!itii<‘ in Tillin'. and then taken
t,, tin Itiirns Hos|iital at. Cuero for
i leatment*.
1 lei'uId Ads life result getters!
, : ’• ' ; \'A: ' - -
l»ear Mother, Pop. Jerry and Slstjf We then rented a-.camera, bough! ed Jun k •*
As“"I set here having just .return- »>in«* flliiw and weij out to Balhtm I’11' sending (a 1 otiple of -bus tojtons
-d’ from I Iniri-h/ I '...... back ■IlM.'w#**1 ,""k Plctur2L3£’n ''i -W'j 1 i0pe s!0U
enii I4tf last |Tvt> davs- with' a, sigh- li1™ the Photo sTu*p-^~Uw.m; 'hey,- tu . tor 4.,. mid
of pleasure umr^/iu nil,lent. Erl Wm Momlay . I ttnrf't. every time .you - go anj'yvfliere 'OR tke
dav night I 'went t<M»ed a- usual. when we'll gel tit,an. Hut bus or si reel -at it lakes one of
Imt .ill' higher spirit t IrnM at any time 1 "'ill; semi them-as soon as wP'get them. Ki»; ' “ * •''■rry ran
' . * \ .»...... ^ t‘;i111 hare ono- mid the fitsf time
went to. Mission" .''wl'ri' ttl- ^nv J >iego you can take a
There was a carnival there ‘ hits hid*'. ...........i
lots «'f .,hlrihg 4he-past, three woadrs.
...... - / '
I(-• is yin a huncha of liHts
•(lowers' and I II <’s iw.-’n> on OHC.4— ' shufihlin T Ttave hiauf?
IJ ' f I- li:_llv *. '<tri— citol enough to ,)|Hj Saturday 'promised 10 win
to' r nieinfier—-my first liberty. We-
Why j H>em.
j>akl: After Hint we
to lie'Aa day*-lteach.
veal' our *4v itipi lotliys.
*Onr place i •.!<• just O.'e flfty "f; i.i;',to g*‘t a steak that was
u* it 'Avon t He/a Me lo tell you, any k find «n 11 the trimmings.
1 . .... I . . .. .1 ■1.,,,., ' lk*i‘ It’o I 1 1 t ** *1 •- - -
Wheiy , I. say 1 went to bed as
11*11111. I ihni't ’auxin the wvav it'"tvirs
at '"home, ‘"Just go to bed and get
quiet. It's a different story out liete.
tf;hi- a) iinl our husim>ss as' it's ultra
secret. Anyway. I don't know any'
1 hiiik myself yet. WU1 start elasses
Momlay. Here- is thy address: ■ E.
1; 11 i 11. - A. s. Advanced Training^ ||v lll;lk , mv ,imiU
C. . .. | „„ j ,
Tiaiiiiiig*sSf.>"'l. 141/' l.tliun. Seattle
Wash. ... * .*
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Jvie Seluietz. who has heen in the
1 s \, 1*,, for several motiths, and before taps, something, is wrong.. -
who is -nli ion, d at s.m Diego, Cali-1 llie Brni ythlnitg we did wnsjjo t/
s
eigiif. if I don’t go I- a show-or
"Happy Hour," and if I don't have to
'tanke it lip at least three) more rimes
or get thrown'out of lied at lefist once
’ fora in. Im* "r'M I'M 'his parentim^isMjji'
fiilluu - .1 ,• was a iiieiillier tlVMhe
gradua 1 Ilia' , la-■ of the l.difa lUgli
sl-hool (lie Iasi ti l 111. and. III- friends
will find his letter.......interesting:
ftriiss Hali and order a steak
best they 1/ad. Tiiere were' four
of us and it jokI us eight bucks and
a quarter, so you can litiiiglue iiow
we ate.
I spent
most of my money on the roller coast
.or, and I had * swell-, time. Wo
pieced up another hoy, making a total
of live. They wanted to go canoe rid
iiig so'they rentevl a couple of cano-s
and shelved off. ,N'ot caring so much
ablaut cnnoasg-.Jrystaymi* asip*re and
read a itiugff/tnc 1}1 pick-sl , tq>
I'" got some co'ukity from Faunt.e
Saturdjiy t^si before I left on Liber-
ty. so 1 bail !" 'mil- until I got l)ack
in eat • them. Von know how l used
to eat someth tug -every night before
I-weld ,l/i hedV Wi ll hist night was
tiny first time since I got your cookies
that l have hn'ii aide to eat before
I who to 1 ■>•«!. and 4t sure was.y.n.
grand fiH'liug. -/
Thitr
d;i) of'l:is(, week that ’’‘It is w, I, * ■ 1,
Kqv, iiad wriltcn. from San. I .
Cal-if., iliyi lie Iiad joli'd
Sifm's navy 'and was now in '■ i
lag. Eor ‘tlie -past several
Ito.v, h*»s 'Iioi-^i a traveling-, •
Jluiwcver. jTe always maiuigcd I"
fliialtF t he old home town . occasional-
ly- : . ■ ' "
* • * *
• Mr. ami Mrs. Eugene (Jrccn of the
f'rescefit V ftuijch, in the extreme l^iy
er eiurtof the couhtJT"were Edna visi-
sitors ^'ridny,r They ''ctilhsl around
at'tills -litticc wlflie 11.1 tow 11 lo shiny
IIS' a letter they ’ i'lnid re* yi.Vcd from
their son, Eugene. Jiv. who has hccti
in. End* team's, arfmsj jjjwTS'-'.rC'T......
[the pasti several months. ( Tlie -y oung -,
man is* “soniewhefi*" in India, and
he reports that he likes the' cthiotry
all, riglit. Ije said lie was seeing.
many new, .strange' and interesting
sights, among the camels lieiug used
in Ilie' place of horses and' mules.
He, like all of the other soldier boys,
eagerly listens for the mail ca ll,, a ail '|>
the more letters lie gets, the better
lie likes itr
eaHier in the dav. After we tired ■ . ...
of Mission, Hhnch we Vamc hack- T- ' " f “'Wthi„K is
town and took iji a movie. It seems """ "r
1 in’ only thing they have out here * , * * # a
Is dorthlc features. * /
Wo dcoiiii-ti we' were * hungry again Harley r>t-.-i 1 dropped in at this
so wo■ .went to the Snddlerack (irllle office oiic«dav last \v ok to order us
and had supper. It was more of a tikj&ud theJler.-ild to Hteir sm, How-*
midnight Snack becaum it was about »rd, who re*‘i;^iiy cniisiod in the 1
2 3(1. Wlieu We Ml there W.- start S Navy II.....VdV ad.lresj. is
Mrs. Frank Young irf'-tJaimdc rn
cetvad word last Week' that her sou,*,
1‘vi. (>dee .Johnson. Who is stationed
II Camp ('link,'('alifornia. w as va ry
ill. A later word from ids bedside,
.however,1. slati-W" that his eniidit-iop
VyJjS iinj^nved and thirl lie. was, \
|H-i'ti‘d to rec*iver. Tlie "voung iiniu
iKyamc oreylieatisl ’while in lniiiu-nv
••rs in the desert Ills presold ad
tlross is Pvt. fcddle 1 fdee. .Johnson,
Co. i‘ «r,th, A. K. A Till.. Toriiey Oem.<
Co.J Hospitul, l*((J[m Spring , Calif.
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Staples, H. K. Edna Weekly Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1942, newspaper, August 27, 1942; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth762206/m1/3/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jackson County Memorial Library.