Edna Weekly Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1949 Page: 2 of 16
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
u Jinksoii County, per year - *1.50
i it.-ide Jackson County, per yr. $2.00
Enured as second class matter at
he I’ust Office in Edna, Texas, under .
he Acts of Csngresa of March 3rd,
Ganado News Items.
MRS. EVN PAPE
(..'"rri-.siKind-'Lt 1
ASM Ala CHRISTMAS PARTY.
The Wurl hu bile Cl a ms of the Meth- j
Ui>i Church held ii* Annual Christ
in a-. party Thursday, Due. Slly^at - <k),
in the home uf Mrs. Alvin sR/tes.
The reception rooms we're beauti- |
i fuiiv decorated "'ith Lully, p-insettias •
i and a Christmas tree.
| Mr>,.Ar\i(J Ajj(F r>oii, the president
of the conducted a short husi* ’
session.
Mrs. Roy Sdl-y had a \ery enter-;
tainihtf jiro^ram. with different ernes J
t:iking ]mrt. Then ■ ame the "reveal- ‘
itj' tiijic, when everyone had to tell
who their secret pal was.
The dining table held an arrange- ■
ment of jK.insettias, flanked by white j
tapers in crystal holders. Refresh
ujeiiis of tuna fish salad, salted nuts
cookies, friiit cake, and tea were serv-
ed.
Then came the opening of the gifts '
and the drawing of the names for
ncit years secret pal.
, ( II RlbTMAS BANQUET.
Approximately 12<J Knights- of
Columbus and Catholic* Daughters
gathered in the Ganado High School
Cafeteria Thursday night, Dec. feth, at
' :30 for their Christmas Banquet.
Talks were made by Mr. E. B.
Ere Is, master of ceremonies; Steve
Sablatura, Grand Knight; Wilma
Yajdos, Grund Regent; Richard Duerr,
Birdie Etlinger and Chaplain Father
Maneth.
Everyone gathered around the
candle lighted tables, decorated with
pine cones, and sang Silent- Nigth.
Afterwards ~ dinner, consisting, , of
turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce,
peas, potatoes, celery, hot rolls, jello,
coffee and lime sherbet for dessert,
was served.
At the close of the- evening, several
Christmas songs were sung accom-
panied by Mrs. Minta polesh on the
piano.
—Reporter.
Christmas___
Friday-Saturday-Monday, December 16-17-19
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
Gauado has lighted decorations
in the business section again t his
year for the holiday season. About
15 streamers, each containing 25
vuri-colured lights globes are suspend-
ed across the main street. The fire-
men worked last Tuesday night put-
ting these lights up, and our thanks
go to them fur this pretty lighting. All
of the stores hare gone "all out” for
the Vule decorations, making our town
aglitter for the Christmas season.
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Chocolate
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37c
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Sardines
Large Can
21c
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Krispies
2 Pkgs.
25c
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Preserves
Hum A in Ileary Syrup
a a
Premier Cream Style Golden
PEACHES s t" 22c
33c
47c
35c
CORN
K;:ru Blue Label
SYRUP
2 No. 303 Cans
No. 5 Can
Beautiful Tumbler Free
OATS
3 lb. box
: t’. i;' — tVi-.l, lieans
Chili Con Carne»"28c
Rama Glass Mug
P-Nut Butter »«• 35c
Rama Glass Mug
Apple Jelly «*- 27c
Faultless
STARCH 36-»-p>(g- 31c
Comstock Sliced
PIE APPLES No 2can18c
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Piet sweet Tender
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Pumpkin
No. 300 Can
10c
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Mince
Meat
Pkg.
19c
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Sno-Sheen
Cake
Flour
Pkg.
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Federal Tax Included
... Magnificent solid silver to he
loved fonts ever-lasting beauty
and elegance. Use it ) times a
day for a hundred years—-and it won't wear out. Vi In ihcr
your gift is one place-setting, two, or an impressive service
for eight, we'll be glad to set up an easy p.ivmcnt plan.
•trade-mark or dneida ltd.
Tatum Jewelers
Phone 469
Edna. Texas
Lee Drug Company
Thrift Day Special
All Toys 20rF Off!
Xmas Values Each and Every Day!
27 inch poll $11.95
Twin Dolls .... $ 7.95
Doll Houses......- $ 3.95
if
Bargain Values in All Xmas Decorations!
Lights ________$2.50 Wreaths 50c
-also-
A Fine Selection of Hall Mark Cards
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM.
The Annual tHxristmas Program,
siRjhsored by the Ganado Volunteer
Fire Department, will be held Tues-
day night, Dee. 20th at 7:00 o’clock.
There wil Ibe Christmas ear*-Is di-
rected by Mrs. Frueh,.\ and goodies
(including fruit, nuts, etc.) for all the
children. So be up town at the bank
corner and enjoy this get togetrer.
Ert-ryone is urged to come out. Tell
yt'ur neighbors al*out it, and bring
the kiddies To see old *tsuirtrr-iTaus/'
fur he w ill be present.
CHI KOI DIRECTORY.
First Baptist Church
Ganado, Texas
DANIEL F. HOGAN, Pastor
Sunday:
Sunday S-’hoei
Preaching
Training Union ....
Preaching
Monday:
\\ M. s. each Monday
, Wednesday :
Prayer Meeting
Choir Rehearsal ...
BrotherhovKl meeting every 2nd and
4th Tuesday at 7,00 P. M
SPRUNGS
Edna - Texas
It:45 A. M
11 GO A M.
0:30 1’. M.
T HU 1’. M
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St. James’
AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH
M. S. Fill'EH, Pastor
Gauado, Texas
WELCOME:
Every Sunday Welcome!
Sr.rxisy School .............. 9:15 A. M. '
10 Classes — All A'ges
Superintendents:
Herbert Uackbarth — M. S. Frueh -j
Secretaries: j
Ernest Kunkel - Ernest Scbomburg
Dec. Isth—7 00 P. M-
IMstributien of all gifts and pro-
gram by Nursery. Beginners and Pri-
mary Departments In the Educational
Building.- Public Cordially Invited.
Adult Bible Class .. 9:15 A. M.
Studying the Book of Revelation
Fifteen Minute Intermission
Services __________1----------------10:30 A. M
Christmas Before Our Door”
1 fcec. 24th—Christmas Eve—6:30
Pageant: "The Story of the Na-
tivity. Wi4cotne!
4-o-
Organ Recital.
The pupils of Mrs. B. B. Hayes will
give an organ recital at the Baptist
Church Friday night
The public is invited to attend.
iiAU* vvas
MOT ORIClNALiy FAT
AMD HE HAD NOj
REINDEER.
ifk
ANSWER NEXT WEEK.
Patronize u> au»l save your time,
strength and nerves so you., can really
enjoy^the Chris-mas holi^aysr'TouTT
And prompt -‘-rvioe Thai really satis-s
fies. #
Answer t • his; Week’s Fact!
Water does not always freeze at
freezing point t32 degrees F.' Its
temperature can be reduced several
degrees lower without its cvugealing.
especially if the water be pure and it
is not agitated 1 ’Popular Falla-
cies” A. S. E. Aekermann.
Fruit of Cashew
Cashew nut, so popular in this
country. :? actually the poisonous
fruit : the ca-hew tree of Brazil
and Central America. says The
World Be,k encyclopedia. The tree
is clcsely related to the American
prison ivy and people are often
painfully poisoned by allowing their
skin to come in contact witn seme
of it? parts. This toxic ingredient
is entirely removed from tr.e ker-
i r.-.ls by roasting before they are
1 shipped to this country.
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Farm Accidents
Seventy-two percent of all acci-
dents to form people, it is esti-
mated. occurred on the farm last
year—16 percent in the farm home
I and 55 percent elsewhere on the
farm.
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' Logging Operations
Our forest lands today often seem
more productive than in the past
because of the closer logging utili-
zation made possible by re-logging,
yields from thinning, salvage of
fire-killed trees, and pre-logging.
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Zippy Touch "
Horseradish and steak—a grand
duet. Just add a little of this relish
to the meat gravy right before serv-
ing time for unusually savory re-
sults.
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r. S. Rail Mileage
/ Total railway mileage of the
'United States is 226.696. equal to
29 per cent of the world total and
more than the combined mileage
of South America. Asia. Africa, and
Australia.
Franklin Fought Fire
A picr.eer leader in American ’
fire-fighting was Benjamin Frank-
lin, following in the steps of Peters.
Stuyvesant, who is pictured on the
commemorative stamp as “organ-
izer of the first volunteer firemen
in America.” In 1736, Franklin
helped set up Philadelphia’s vol-
unteer brigade kn wn as the Union
Fire company. It served more than j
1 yours
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Bacon Dues It
Make ycur lunchtime salad bow!
extra tempting by adding bits of
crisp bacon. It’s exceptionally good
when mixed with a celery, apple,
walnut and mayonnaise combina-
tion.
Squabble
^ _ A countryman between two law-
yers is like a fish between two cats.
—Franklin.
iDC»i ra«Nfu»»0 *
HOME is MO PLACE FDR WASHING,
AS OURELV VOU’LL AGREE,
WHS MOT COME HERE AMD DO IT?
COOP IM SOMETIME AMD SEE/
Spray for Cows
Methoxychlor is being recom-
mended this year as a spray for
dairy cows instead of DDT.
COLLIS P. HAYNES
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
i Member American Institute of Accountants!
Announces the Opening of llis Office
for the Practice of
General Public Accounting and Tax Service
ON DECEMBER 17, 1949
316 East Jackson Street
EL CAMPO, TEXAS
Telephone 909
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Staples, H. K. Edna Weekly Herald (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1949, newspaper, December 15, 1949; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth762756/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jackson County Memorial Library.