Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 1951 Page: 4 of 10
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TIMPSON WEEKLY TIMES—Timpson, Texaa, June 8, 1961
fully Guarant—d In Quality
F. * N. "Gorden Kina"
LAWN MOWER
$22.95
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Tubular handle. Rubber tire*.
An exceptional value! FAN
Garden Kin* i* tap quaBtr
throughout.
8-FOOT SERVEL GAS BOX,
JFf PERFECT CONDITION
FOR $125.00
METTEIUER'S IPPLUMCES
Plume 106 Tinapaon
THE CHICKEN MAN — wfll
be at Claude Rider’s Gro-
cery Saturday, June 9, to buy
Item. Will pay 22c per pound.
Bring on your hens!
Will pay 10c per pound for
your roosters.
Timpson Merchants Attend
Showing at Dallas
Dallas, June 1.—Two buy-
ers from Timpson previewed
the latest 1651 fall and back-
lo-school fashions recently in
Dallas. Over 5,000 fashion
merchants from 17 states and
several foreign countries pack-
ed all Dallas hotels to capacity
for the American Fashion As-
sociation’s advance apparel
market.
J. E. Blankenship from
Blankenship’s and The Green
Store, Mrs. O. J. Brinson from
Brinson’s, and Miss Nellie
Keeling, attended from Timp-
ison.
The main style show, fea-
turing Dallas models, lasted
two hours in the Crystal Ball-
room of the Baker Hotel. The
show previewed new fall col-
ors, fabrics and silhouettes.
Besides the style show. 427
separate displays were set up
in the parlors and show rooms
|Of three Dallas hotels.
iBettie Gunnels And
Ben Adams United
In Marriage May 31
Center.—-The marriage of
« y/ici t
Dr. and W-' F. Drum- ] Mr. and Mrs. Julius Foretich NEWSPRINT GETS
mond and lour sons, ofShreve"- and two sons, Julius Paul and ANOTHER ADVANCE
port, La.. Mrs. J. H. Cruger, Richard, of Conroe, have re-
______ and Mr.' and Mrs. B. !W. Johns turned home after a visit with
B of Keatchie, La., spent last the lady’s parents, Mr. and Sf. . . .
• Just about the time it look- Saturday with relatives in Mrs. F. M. Brittain. They were *, 8 m
ed like our tomato crop was Timpson. accompanied to Timpson by
going to be greatly reduced for,->----——-—- Mrs. Lynn Collins, who was
OF $IO PER TON
Toronto, Ont„ June L—A
lack of moisture the weather j Miss Joy Dollahite, mem- the guest of Mr. and. Mrs. Brit-
maif came to the rescue with a ber of the Baptist. Academy'tain while here.
JOY
THEATRE
TIMPSON, TEXAS
KWKH’S
Louisans
Hayride
Present* the
WILBURN BROTHERS
featuring
Billy Ike with his Laughable
Comedy
The Wilburn Brothers Trio
along with
WEBB PIERCE
«o-writer of Pan-Handle Rag
SHOT JACKSON
King of Steel Guitar Players
The Southern Valley Boys
TIMPSON
Thursday
June 7
with Movies
Admission 50c and children
under 12, 25c
iMiss Bettic Gunnels, daughter
jof Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Gun-
jnels, to Ben Adams, son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Adams,
was solemnized in an impres-
sive twilight ceremony Thurs-
day evening, May 91, at 6 o’-
clock in the Sanctuary of the
First Christian Church of Cen-
ter, with Dr. W. E. Griffiths
reading the impressive dou-
ble ring ceremony.
Ushers were Elmwood and
Rudy Allred of Port Neches.
Mrs. E. B. Lewis presented a
program of music and accom-
panied Dale Leggett, who
sang.
JIr3. Pat Studdard acted as
matron of honor and Miss Vio-
let Dukes and Miss Paula Ross
were bridesmaids.
Charles Waller of Corrigan
served as best man.
The bride is a graduate of
Stephen F. Austin College and
is a member of the Ameties,
Alpha Chi sorority and the El-
len H. Richards Club. The
groom is a pre medical student
at Stephen F. Austin College
and is a member of Lambda
Gamma fraternity, and Beta
Mu Gamma fraternity.
Immediately following the
ceremony a reception was
held at the home of the bride’s
parents on Tenaha street. -
Following their wedding
trip the couple will be at home
in Nacogdoches.
Packard shoes for men; va-
riety of sixes and width*.
Brinson’s.
Never before were'faculty at San Marcos, came'
of newsprint was announced
today by Abitibi Power and
Paper Co., Ltd.
The jump brought the basic
! price of newsprint to $116 a
Mr. ana Mrs. Tom Clark and!ten *t New York.
good rain. ----------------- -------. —.
raindrops more welcome— in recently for a visit with her! mr. ana airs. 10m viarx ana
parents. Rev. and'Mrs. W. A. their two daughters, Marianne An Abitibi statement said
Dollahite. and Carolyn, of Coleman,
_ - | spent last weekend with Miss
not only by tomato growers,
but other crops were badly in
need of rain. It was worth a
million or more dollars to Shel-
by county farmers.
and
the
Mr. and Mrs. Robin Hooper, Nellie Keeling.
Jr., both members of the j -
Groves High School faculty, I Mr. and Mrs. Carl Andrews,
• With four large tomato are visiting the gentleman’s jof Tuscaloosa, Ala., have been increase pricey
sheds Timpson invites growers 'parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robin, visiting Miss Nellie Keeling for
steadily increasing labor
pulpwood costs caused
boost.
Other Canadian newsprint
companies were expected to
of this entire area to bring Hooper, Sr. of this city.
their tomatoes here. We have _
the facilities and four of the Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Swanzy,
best known and most substan- Jr and boys> Scott and Jack,
tial shippers in the state.
arrived Monday for a few Thursday, and Pat Castle, A.
days’ visit with
• 20 years ago on the 2nd
of June, among the first grow- gareBt»‘ “_r‘ and Mra-
ers to market.tomatoes in the
E. B.
Mr. Swanzy’s
H. B.
Swanzy, Sr.
Timpson market were:
Ramsey, D. W. Ramsey, C. E.
Savage, Dan Rhodes, George
Hutcherson, and C. R. Woods, and
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Vickers
JACKSONVILLE TOMATO
NEWS OFFICE OPENED
College Station.—A market
t. „„ a. ___, news office to cover the East
Sv. “d®,y. "d Texas tomato crop activities
the past two weeks.
E. H. Hebert and Robin
F. Burns and Tot Taylor spent
Thursday of last week in
opened in Jacksonville 'June 1.
Eugene Paulson, veteran mar-
u TV « , ket news reporter of the Pro-
Houston attending the annual and Marketiag Ad_
Methodist conference. . _____ - ,, -van*
____ ministration of the UB.D.A.
, u w Mrs. A. F. Bums, Miss Doris is in charge of the new office,
and son and Mrs. Mae D'ye, jBurng and Albert Mack Taylor This market news service is
Baraba Ann Oliver, Tuesday for Gonzales for furnished to farmers, ship-
according to item appearing dau8hter of Mr. and Mrs. Le- a vjsjt wjtjj tj,e famj]y bf pers and other interested per-
in the Times of June 5, 1931. mon Oliver of Robstown. Tex-|Mrs j}urng- sjster, Mr. and sons without cost. Reports on
They received 1 Vic per pound. as;iarfw*^n_5it_1flv,ac_®" Mrs. Arthur Dawe. They will shipments, prices and other
Not Friendly At AH
Milwaukee.:—A Milwaukee
man enrolled in a "How to
jMake Friends and Influence
j People” course. On his first
night in class someone stole his
new $20 hat.
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DREW CRAWFORD’S
SERVICE STATION
Phone 173 Timpson
The item also stated that
George Hutcherson sold 38
bushels and received $28.50.
• It’s good to see H. L. Rog-
ers back at his desk in The
Cotton Belt State Bank. He is
recovering nicely from a re-
cent eye operation at Shreve-
port.
with their aunt, sister and
brother, Mrs. 1. O. Hailey and
children and Mr. and Mra. |
John L. Crawford.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hutcher-
son returned Wednesday of
also visit in Corpus Christi.
conditions of the East Texas
tomato crop will be issued
1 Mack Taylor went to daily during the tomato har-
IShreveport Tuesday of last vesting season.
■week, where he is undergoing' Persons who can use these
treatment at Highland Sani- daily reports and would like
last week from a several days’itaril,m' Mrs' Taylor b remain' to receive them shou,d direct
.u y. 'ing in Shreveport with her their requests to the Jackson-
husband.
Tom Sawyer shirts for boys.
Sports or knit.
Find Gold Slug
Logansport, Ind.—After
.ville office. Paulson's office
will be in Room 294, Post Of-
fice Building.
] VerdictT ‘Happy^irtbday’
I Syracuse, N, Y. — Justice
a Clifford H. Searl sat in Su-
JUNE
FURNITURE VALUES
It will pay you to call and see our complete line of Furniture . . .
see the wonderful values in Home Furnishings . . .
• Living Room Suites • Lawn Furniture
• Dining Room Suites • Chairs
• Bed Room Suites • Dinette Suites
Englander Air Foam Mattresses and Box Springs
Beautyrest Mattresses and Box Springs
Morning Glory Mattresses and Box Springs
visit with the family of their
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. M.
Shepherd, in Beaumont, and
• 20 YEARS AGO. This wjth Mr. and Mrs. Kleas
week we had occasion to Rainbolt, in Lafayette, La:
look over June issues of the)____
Times printed 20 years ago.) Mrs. Robert W. Hardy and _ . _ _
Twenty years make a lot of children, Judy and ’Jimmie of shopping trip here, William A. jpreme court awaiting the re-
diffcrence in more ways than Dotson, spent Tuesday with Berryman, Walton, Ind., got spouse of a jury in a negli-
one. For instance, one item in her mother, Mrs. I. O. Hailey, city officials to check parking1 gence case. When asked for a
the June 12, 1931 issue said arid her cousins and aunt, Mr. meter coin boxes. They found [verdict, the i ’.ry stood up in a
four tests for oil were being and Mrs. D. H. Vickers and the $2.30 gold quarter-eagle I body and =aid: "Happy Birth-'
drilled near town arid loca- son, and Mrs. Mae Drye of he’d dropped in by mistake in-'dry. Judge Searl.” The judge
tions had been made for two Robstown. stead of a penny. just turned 69.
more.' Another item said four ———..... .............
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shipped. J. E. Blankenship
had a page ad in.the issue,-
quoting price of men’s suits
from $7.50 to $16.95; ladies
silk hose were going at 19c
pair; dress shirts 79c to $1.89;
blue overalls, were selling for ,
79c and 98c; tomatoes were [
10c can. Advertisement of- au-
tomobiles in the issue quoted
Chevrolet passenger'car prices
ranging from $475 to $650.
fob Flint, Mich. - Price of the
Ford Standard Sedan was
$590, f.o.b. Detroit,. delivered
with safety glass in all win-
dows and doors at slightly ad-
ditional cost. Headline in the
June 19 issue said: “Crops- in
Good Condition, but Needing
Rains.” Another headline
said: "Hoover Comments on
Depression.”
• For the next five or.six
weeks the four tomato, sheds in
this city will give employment
to approximately four hundred
people. The payroll amounts
to quite a sum.
• Keep in mind the Tomato
Festival to be held in Timpson
June 30th. .
• Legally, the husband is
head of the house and the
pedestrian has the right-of-
way. Both husband and
pedestrian, are fairly safe un-
less they try to exercise their
rights.—Grit.
• Tombstone — The only
thing that has a good word
for a fellow when he’s down.
-W.O.W. Magazine.
• The mother catechised her
young son just before the hour
of the arrival of the music
teacher.
“Have you washed your
hands very carefully?”
"Yes, mother.” '
“And have you washed your
face thoroughly?”
‘Yes, mother.” .
‘And were you particular to
wash behind your ears?”
‘On her side I did, mother."
—Selected.
Father’s Day June 17th
why not
Give Father
A SLUMBER CHAIR or PLATFORM ROCKER;
MATHES FAN . . . they will make ideal gifts.
SPECIAL
LANE CEDAR CHESTS
$49.95 up
Plastic Covered Studio Couch
$59.50
9 X 12 FELT BASE RUGS
$4.95
4-PIECE BEDROOM SUITE
$59.95
Two large stores filled with Quality Furniture. Come in today
and make your selections . . . we’ll deliver!
Griffin’s
CENTER, TEXAS
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Molloy, T. J. Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 1951, newspaper, June 8, 1951; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth812360/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Timpson Public Library.