The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1940 Page: 2 of 14
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The Hereford Brand, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, April 25, 1940
Buffalo Lake Has Big Program
For Two-Day Opening May 4-5
V. | at 3 o’clock.
Everyone is urged with Mrs Dorman's sister. Mrs. Miss Eunice Caldwell is now
to attend and visitors are al- A. D. Hurford and family. They staying with her sister. Mrs. Cecil
were enroute to Oklahoma Hodges in Hereford
George Nance ol Canyon spent Ray Neel spent Sunday with Mrs. Jess Caldwell called on
one day last week in the A 8. Charles Galley at Dawn. Mrs. Ira Ricketts and Ira Jeflh-
Higgms home on business. Mrs. C. R. Smitn and her moth- ne Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Brantley of ier, Mrs. E. M. Vanderburg of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cockrell
Amarillo took dinner Thursday i Hereford, called on Mrs. Ira visited his sister, Mrs. Edgar
*.n home of hi> aunt. Mr:>. (Ricketts Thursday afternoon. Russell and Mr. Russell Sunday
M.i i ®jU,’,rss’ Burgess and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Russell afternoon.
n , « , j i took dinner Sunday with her! Mr. and Mrs. David Boyer And
Mrs. J. c. Ricketts and Mrs.' parents. Mr
Lizzie McDaniels of Herefoid 1 Cockrell
Sunday with her
and Mrs. J. E.
Hereford
Mr and Mrs. Clyde Russell made
a business trip to Borgei Sunday.
Mrs Merlin Kaul attended the Sunday dinner guests in the
I Fine Arts Program of the B Skypala home.
i P. W. Club at the County Court V. Skypala and Homer King] ways welcome
'Room in Hereford Monday night, went to Lockney Monday to get
i Mrs. Guy Lawrence and Nelda seed potatoes from Elmer Laugh-
Guy. Mrs. Tob Thurman and hn.
_ , daughters, Monlta Gayle and White Nesmith of Abilene
-- T ’ Dixie Lynn, and Mrs. John Hunt- started to work last week for
The big Buffalo Lake opening j»free-for-all sail boat race and zinger of Hereford spent Thurs- Grady Wilson.
—dances, boat races, stunts, inboard competition. day in the R. M. Gunn home ! Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hopson and
bathing beauty contests and a Races will include a Class Cl Vesta Mae Landers was a guest Jerry Ray of Littlefield were week
floor show over water will bo run-about, a free-for-all run-1 Thursday night in the home of ond guests of her parents. Mr.
held May 4 and 5. about, boats with 22 or under her aunt. Mrs. Guy Lawrence and Mrs. Grady Wilson.
The main dance will come the horsepower, Class A hydroplane, i at Hereford I Kelly Gray, Earl and Wayne j called on Mrs. Ira Ricketts and
night of May 4 with the Dig » - aii-class hydroplanes. | Miss Lou Ella Scarbrough and Little, and Vernon Wilson helped Ira Jeanne. Thursday afternoon I The Progressive Workers Club ° '
tertainment being Piannea - The bathing beauty show will Rubai Rhodes accompanied Grady Wilson brand cattle Sat- \ Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lackey and met with Mrs. Emzy May, Wed- Guests in the Ralph Hastiffc>
the next day an n mormn* romp about 4 o clock in the at- friends at Hereford to Amarillo urday. Isons, Donald Raj' and Georg** \ nesday afternoon. April 17. A 1 home during the past week end
At 10 o’clock in tn* mJ * ternoon of May 5. At 8 o’clock in last Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Durstine]of Plains, spent Sunday with her!short business session was held included her hrother .1 T Roh-
of May * b«jat racing . ’ the evening the “Water College j Mr. and Mrs. Howard rorist- uljd Keimelh and Iviiss Bette j parents. Mr and Mrs. H. m. ! after which refreshments of erts and Mrs. Roberts of Pam-
Any one who has a _ |Ol 1940, a stage show of thejer of Big Springs and Mr. and Moser of Friona were visitors, Smith, who has been quite ili sandwiches, salad, and cocoa or! pa, a sister. Mrs. C. E. Herndon,
-------- (follies type, will be presented on Mrs. Burl France of Hereford *n Merlin Kaul home Mon-' for sometime, is getting along c°Hee were served by the hostess Miss Mary Anna Roberts and El-
a stage built over the water. ' were callers at the A. C. Pierce daY- nicely. to the following members: Mes- bert Howe of Panhandle.
Boat clubs at McLean. Sham- home Thursday afternoon. How-, Visitors in the Grady Wilson i Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Jackson 'dames Lewis Harvey, C. V. Bur- -
rock. Pam pa and Canadian hav»* ald Forister Is a nephew of Mr. home Sunday included Mr. and ] and children, May and Roo- ^‘‘.ss. J. S Maxlield, Owen Neel. Miss Edna Daughtee accomp-
been invited to participate in pierce and a former resident of Mrs. Hughes Millard and Shelia, j ert of Hereford, visited Mr. and M. Wilson, E. T. Brookes, and anied by Mrs. George Cantrell
the boat races and the opening Hereford. |Mr. a»d Mrs. Buddy Sowell. Mr., Mrs. D. Y. Edwards and lami-1 Miss Eunice Caldwell. The next. went to Pampa Friday for a
program. J and Mrs. Lee Hopson of Here-jiy Sunday afternoon. j meeting will be May 1 with Mrs.! week end visit with relatives.
Jim Golding, concessionaire at ^()X and his son, W. J. ford and Mr. and Mrs Bud Hop- Mr. and Mrs. L. Ellis of Here-I J- s Mixfield. They also visited in Miami, Mo-
Buffalo Lake, and former Here- c ox o1 Lockney. were dinner son and Jerry Ray Landis ol ; ford called on Mr. and Mrs C i T ,, Q . , beetle and Shamrock,
ford resident, has employed ioo ^Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. j Littlefield. ..... _ Jc. Bowman and Mrs. Annie Die-! vi^ Jh(![.a daught^Vrs°Jess -
Hereford will have a
Queen and a Princess at the
grand opening of Buffalo
Lake. The Queen will be
Miss Ruth Harding, who is
also sweetheart of the Lions
dub. Miss Jean Morgan will
be Princess.
Plans for the Hereford
Hand and Girl s Se?;tet to
aUend are being pushed. Pat
Flynn, who is handling pub-
licity for the lake, has ask-
ed that talented persons who
can sing, dance or put on
novelty acts, get in touch
with him at P. O. Box 3003,
Amarillo, if they wish to ap-
ear on the program.
All of the programs are
free and there will be no
charge at the gate, Mr. Flynn
has announced.
their families. Eighteen pretty
girls already have entered the
bathing beauty contest.
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West way Items
I .. BY MRS. MERLIN KAUL
may enter the races. There will J*#*#**#***#
be no fee. Cash prizes and tro-1 Mrs, A C. Pierce attended th*
phies will 1m* given.
Trophies will be
given in
“Jack be nimble, jack be quick.
Jack be full of energy;
You GET MORE PRECIOUS VITAMINS.
With electric cookery!"
persons to be at service of thou-i'^' B. Cox and family. Mrs. Hughes Millard
sands expected for the big open-1 A1 Werner visited his brother.1 baby visited Friday afternoon
mg. Homer Watson, manager of Henry Werner, at Panhandle with her mother, Mrs. Gradv
lake concessions for Mr. Gold-. Sunday. I Wilson,
ing has reserved a big cabin for ^lr. and Mrs. Hoy Lee Wilson |
officers of the Panhandle Wat- anc* family were visitors Sunday Mrs. Guy Lawrence and Nelda
er Conservation Authority and his Parents, Mr, and Mrs. Sam Guy of Heieford visited Tups- _
'Wilson at Summer field. da.v with her uncle. Ross Gunnjjng at the Church of Christ in
Mrs. V Skypala is on the sick and her cousin. Burton and Gar-j Hereford
list. Hand Gunn, who are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Powelson
Rev and Mrs. Joshua Stephens) hi the R. M. Gunn home. I took Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Her-
and daughters of Plainview weiej Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jones leftjshev and small son, Marvin
dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Saturday for Snyder. Okla., J Charles to Abilene Wednesday
Mrs. Earl Little and family. They j where they visited until Mon- to attend the funeral of Mrs.
wore supper guests of Mr and da.V with her parents. John Box. grandmother of Mrs
Mrs. A C. Pierce. Both of the1 Mi and Mis. Paul Rudd and Hershey. The community wish-
little daughters of Rev. and Mrs. ,Hompr Wesley were supper guests os t0 extend its sympathy to
Stephens were very ill last week 8unday niKht of Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Hershey. Mr. and Mrs. Pow-
w. Ray Claik and family of Here- dson spent Wednesday night
J. B. Little returned home Sun-j H)rd- iwith her uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
day after spending last week with 1 Kenneth and Harold Rudd j()jin Parish at Anson. Texas.
Mr. and Mrs, Curt Griffin at jWPrp among the boy scouts who Mrs. Carl J. Wolf and small
Groom and Mr. and Mrs. JohntxPpn^ ^he wppk end at Painted i daughter. Anita, of Brunswick,
and j bel Fridav
Caldwell and family. Wednesday Mr and Mrs. J. R Emmons
Rev and Mrs. A L. Harbin a*tern00n- of Matador were guests of his
and small daughter. Rubv Lee, I Tllere was a good crowd at, brother. W. M Emmons a$id
took dinner Sunday with Mi SinRing Sunday night Singing is family. Friday and Saturday.
and Mrs. A S. Higgins and fami- held every Sunday night at 3j -o-----
lv Rev Harbin is holding a mee - o c,wck- Every°he is invited. ‘ Brand Ads Get Results!
min, n. rintu attniuru tilt: . , , ,
cooking school at Hereford last Iu *r 1,J)10!V.1UIU. *)(> ,su.n.lnK
a I week
Fox at Bowie. Rock
Week end guests in the E. B Mr- and Mrs Haul Rudd took
O.sburn home included Mr and 'Raymond Rudd to his home at
Mrs. Bud Belk and Mr. and Mrs I Spring Lake. Thursday.
Nor- ' Mrs- Hiuil Rudd attended
are visiting her parents. Mr and
Mrs H M Smith and family.
Miss Pearl Hurford spent Sun
day with Miss Mary Short near
11 Hereford
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can°£L
Willard O.sburn and son. ____
man. of Plainview. j.shower last Thursday afternoon i Mrs. Edgar Russell spent Wed-
Bill Rice and E. B. O.sburn re-;at thp home of Mrs. Leona Pack- ne>sday with hcr mother. Mrs.
turned Saturday from a visit with Ia*d Spiing Lake, honoring !j Cockrell in Hereford
relatives at Paducah, Wichita I Mls- Halph Rudd. | The three act comedy. ‘'Gran-
Falls and Dallas. j Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hartman. ] pa*s Twin Sister” will be given
Mr and Mrs. Henry Lloyd of'^hni Heth, Rogei, Mi and Mi.-< j a( the school house Friday night.
Friona were Sunday visitors in 1 Buddy Witherspoon and child-, April 2f>, at 8 30 o’clock There
the J A Roe home. 4pn, Mi. and Mrs. Orville Hous- J will be no admission charge but
Mrs. Merlin Kaul and boys |p* and G. C. Hartman, Jr., of a free will collection will be
Hereford, drove to Dumas 8un-|taken to help take care of
peases Everyone is invited.
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day where they visited in the
home of Mr and Mrs. Ezel Fox
Mrs. Fox is a sister of Mr Hart-
visited Friday in the home oi
Mrs. Catherine Schulz at Here- .
j lord Mrs. Ida Lewis and Mrs |
living Willoughby and sons ,>f
Ward were also visitors in tlv* Inan
I Schulz home. ! Ml and Mrs Harold Hamil
| Mr and Mrs. Maurice Tanna-lton ot Amarillo were guests Sat-
| hill and Carlton went to Lock-lurdaV niaht the Foy Dod-
ney Saturday afternoon wherelson ^oinp.
1 they spent the week end with ' Ava Gene Gore was a guesi
'Mrs. Tannahill’s parents, Mr. and 'Suturday night of Miss Bertiia
Mrs. Frances Carthel and oth.*i
ex
Hfri,'» a fact ti»af’ii bfint proved cterv day
in Mileage Meter Tents made right t>n tJiel
job. (• M* Trucks boast of gas economy no
other comparable truck can match. Owners
report 15'H, to 10% savings. Cut your truck
costs with these better-engineered, better-
powered, truik-huilt (,MC»
• TMt TRUCK OK V AlUf
Ed Smith of Big Springs spen*
one day last week with his
parent.* Mr and Mrs H M
Smith.
Mrs, B F Dorman and daugh
ter, Mrs Raymond Powers and
Mr. Powers, spent the week end
Time paytnenlt through our own CVAC t/yn a9 /owei* nvoilabh roloi
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NORTON MOTOR CO
GMC TRUCKS
GASOLINE
- DIESEL ,
rHE whole towns talking...about OUR 1940
ELECTRIC RANGE^r#
r r i i i « it
1940 V/eiiintjhouse Ranges
give you all the advantages
of clean, sale, easy electric
cooking — economically.
Come to our office — check
the values of electric cook-
ery yourself — and y o u 11
agree that ’ now is the time
to switch to that easy way of
cooking —with a Westing-
house.
relatives.
Mrs. Al Werner and son, Dan-
iel Turrentlne, were busines
visitors in Amarillo Saturday.
Miss Ann Burgess and in i
lather ol Canyon called on Mr ;
Al Werner Friday al ternoon
Ross Gunn and his sons, Iiurtoi
and Garland of Okemali, Okla.
came Saturday to visit in the tl
M Gunn home
Waldron in Hereford
Mi and Mrs. Paul Mathers
and children drove to the Arlie
Dean place Sunday to look at
the wheat.
t
* *
Mr
and
Mrs. R M Gunn
Ross
Gunn
, Burton and Gar
land
attended the singing con
vention at
Ilollene, N M„ Sun
day.
Mr
. and
Mrs. F. W Dodson
and
Monte
Max and Lou Ell i
Scarbrough spent Sunday in the
Jim Williams home at Hereford
Mrs Dodson stayed at the hos-
pital in Hereford Saturday ai -
ternoon with the baby daughter
ol Mr. and Mrs. Williams, who
was taken very ill Saturday.
j Progressive News
IRA JEANNE RICKETTS
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Mr. and Mrs. I. W Scott of |
Canyon spent Friday night with I
their daughter, Mrs V E Dod- i
! son and Mr Dodson.
Mr. and Mrs, Harley Anderson ;
jol near Hereford spent Sunday]
with her parents, Mr and Mrs A j
j D. Hurford
Mr and Mrs. Lewis Harvey and
ison.s. Harold and Horner, spent]
Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Ben
Fortner and small daughter at
■ Arney,
Mrs Owen Neel spent Thurs-
uv with her sister, Mrs Clarence
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Colonel Dodson, principal ol Mott , in Hereford. Mrs. Botts ha
the High School at Tahoka visit i been quite ill but her friend
I ed in the Home ol his brother,
F W Dodson. Friday afternoon
Mr and Mrs. iiuy Lawrence
I and Nelda Guy of Hcrclord were
i guests Sunday ol Mr and Mrs
] Merlin Kaul and boys
are glad to learn that slu* Is
better
There were 48 present at Sun-
day School Sunday afternoon
when Ralph Higgins of Wayland
College filled Bill Boyer’s regu-
Mr and Mrs. Edgar Skypala liar appointment. Sunday School
and Vella Kee of Hereford were is held every Sunday afternoon
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Friday Night,
9 P. M.
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$1.00 Ccuple
Fireman’s Hall
Hereford, Texas
MUSIC BY-
DON ISIDRO
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
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Gillentine, Jimmie. The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1940, newspaper, April 25, 1940; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth821904/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.