The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1946 Page: 2 of 36
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_ Hartford, Deaf Smith County, Tex— — Phone 30
HOLMAN AND GILLBNTINE.................. Publisher*
New Editor
i Bats: Zone !, $2.00 per year; Zone 2, $2.50 per year.
AD subscriptions strictly cash in ad ranee.
Entered as seeond-ciass matter at the rost Office in Hereford,
Texas, under the act of March 30, 1879.
Notice to the Public
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or repu-
tation of any person, firm or corporation, which may appear in
the columns of this paper, will be gladly corrected upon due
notice of same being given to the editor personally, at the office
at 402 Main Street, Hereford, Texas.
HAPPINESS AND
GOOD CHEER
BE YOURS TO ENJOY
ALL THROUCH THE COMING YEAR
We thank you for your consid-
eration last year, ond look for-
ward to your continued good1
will next year and for many
years to come
Pepper's Record Shop
E. J. AND ERMA FAY PEPPER
BILL AND VERA
Co4npiime*Ui
THt WTO SEASON
Your friendliness ond
good will during the post
year has been greatly ap-
preciated Please occepf
our sincere thanks and
pood wishes.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Addition to Hereford, Deaf Smith
County.
O. H. Loyd and Lulu Loyd to
N. O. Glenn, all of Section 33,
ainMr sr_a nn j» run nv rv>
tract.
Cluster Q. Smith, Margaret
products wece steady to weak,
reports USDA's Production and
Marketing Administration.
Unfavorable weather and slow
domo rvrl nnrfo lied snsifhoiaef an A
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Colorado fruit and vegetable
shipments last week. Rio Gtande
THfi ROADS VJtWiN’T ICY
COHINd BACK. AN*/, 90 Z
STOePtD KT SAMS MRVICfl
STATION ANO HAD HIM
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Smith to J. M. Teague Jr., the, Valley reported weaker prices as
South half of Section 13, block . buyers stopped shipping Also, |
B, Deaf Smith County. ! Texas carrots and cabbage mov- ;
C B. Moore and Troy Moore ed downhill, but peppers and
to Wayne Evans. All of Lot 4, In J spinach held steady. Tomato
Higgins Subdivision of Lot 1, In sales were few because of wet
block 9, Womble Addition to the i fields. Louisiana and Texas
Town of Hereford, Deaf Smith sweetpotato markets were dull.!
County and part of Lot 3, Block ; Colorado told potatoes and on-
9, Womble Addition to Hereford.| ions at about steady prices. Ark- 1
Vernon Ratliff. Ora Bea Rat- ansos spinach and New Mexico
llff to L. E. Hendrick, part of, carrots moved slowly at steady
Block 29, Evants Addition to the , to weak prices.
Town of Hereford, Deaf Smith j Southwest peanut movement
County, Texas, was slow and prices easy. Some ,
W. W. Hill and Blanche Hill to export orders were filled but I
F. W. Hill, All of the Northwest general domestic business was
quarter of Section 76, Block K-3, .light.
Deaf Smith County. ! Sorghums gained about 10c
F. W. Hill to W. W. H1U, All of per hundred last week and white
the Northwest quarter of Section corn about 3 cents per bushel.
77, Block K-3, Deaf Smith Coun- ' Wheat and oats declined. Barley
ty, Texas. 1 and yellow corn held about1
Homer K. Fox, Tessie A. Fox to steady. Rice remained firm un-
Maggle F. Morris, Lot 6 of J. A. j der continued heavy domestic
Fox Subdivision of part of Block and export demand.
12, Evants Addition to the Town Bran and shor ts dropped about
of Hereford. $2 per ton and oilseed meals de-1
W. A. Paul and Lulamae Paul cllncd last week os the usual pro-
to John Skaggs, the Southwest Inventory hand-to-mouth buy-! School dismissed Friday for
quarter Section !3, Township 6 Ing resulted In limited demand, the Christmas holidays, and will
North Range 3 East, Capitol Limited egg supplies found fair e-open on January The
Syndicate Subdivision, Deaf, to good demand during the pro- school chlldm enjoyed a Chrlst-
Smlth County. I holiday week, but prices were mas tree Friday afternoon with
Mary A. Gallagher to Wm. J. j somewhat easy. Current receipts Old Santa present. He brought
Felvoy, the Southeast quarter of sold at 37 cents per dozen at treats, an apple and a piece of
the Northeast quarter, Section | Denver and around 40 to 46 at candy, for each child. A short
45, block M-7. i other places. Turkeys were a lit- program was presented.
Geo. B. Ray to F. E. Cave, all tie lower than a week earlier as ! Miss Mavis Hensley left Bat-
of Lot 5 and port of Lot 4, Block late season purchases moved urday for Amarillo, where she
25. Original Town of Hereford, j mostly In local maikets. Young will spend the Christmas holi-
JWO DOLL KIM!
WHY. IDS
STATION ONLY
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SAM no pgr MY MONEY
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Summerfield
BY MRS. GUY WAL8ER
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Deaf Smith County, Texas.
Wm. 7. Battles and Inna O.
Battles to Joe Ballinger' and A.
turkey hens were quoted mostly days with her mother, Mrs.
at 35 cents per pound and young Lester Akins,
lightweight toms at 22 to 25.1 Mr. and Mrs. Walk Boston
N. Hopson, all of Section 62, In , Chicken hens were a cent or two and Larry left Saturday for San
Block M-7, Deaf Smith and Cas
tro counties.
Paul Matteson to Dolly Whise-
nant, Southwest quarter Section
82, Block K-4, Deaf Smith Coun-
ty, Texas.
Jack Johnson and Dorothea
Johnson to J. J. Goodin, part of
the west half of Section 136, in
Block M-7. Deaf Smith County.
H. C. Wright and Ethel P.
Wright to Oliver Jones and Eva
F. Jones, the south half of sur-
vey 54, Block K-7, BE ti Ry Co.,
Deaf Smith County.
Emma Ctten to Raymond Ot-
ten. south half of the Northwest
quarter out of Capitol League
above a week ago, ranging from i Benito, Texas, where they will
25 to 27 cents per pound for spend Christmas with her mo-
heavy weights. Fryers held about ther.
steady. I Mis. B. E. Roberson and Mrs.
Wools from Texas, Colorado, Kenneth Niell were Canyon and
and New Mexico were among Anmrlllo vlaltor. Friday. ( d „, h g^,
those revalued at Boston. Prices Mr. and Mrs. Jim Clark and |
were reduced because of foreign Mrs. C. R. Walser and Mrs. O.
matter, moth damage, and B Summer were visitors In Clo-
shrlnkage. This reduction made
vis last Tuesday.
Miss Betty Euler and Wendell
Roberson, who have been at-
tending college In Canyon, are
spending the holidays with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Euler
and family and Mr. and Mrs. B.
E. Roboreon and Gayle.
L. J. Clark, who is attending
Texas Tech at Lubbock, Is spend-
ing the Christmas holidays with
his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Britt
Clark.
The Ivle Miller Chapter of
the Royal Ambassadors met at
the church Tuesday afternoon
with their counsellors, Mrs. Guy
Walter and Rev. Ralph McLean.
A program on the Missionary,
James Henry Hagood, as pres-
ented. Members taking part
were Leaton Clark, BUI Tart, and
Mrs. Guy Walser. Others pres-
ent were Richard Clark, Gene
Staats, Larry Cannon, Bobby
Noland, and Billie Looklngblll.
Several persons from here at-
tended the Stunt Night at Here-
the wools attractive to buyers
and they sold readily.
Sheep and lambs were strong-
er at Fort Worth but steady to
weak at other southwest mark-
Homeetead Designation
No. 442, Section 12, Township 2, . j if'.Si
North Rnntre 3 En.qt Cnnltol flvn- *°l T€a*He designate _0* their
North Range 3 East Capitol Syn
dicatc Subdivision.
Valta Raley Reynolds and H,
Roy Reynolds to Ruby Raley
Brattebo, the East half of Sec-
tion 18, Township 5 North, Range
4 East Capitol Syndicate Subdi-
vision .
homestead part of Block 6, East
Addition to the Town of Brown-
field. Texas.
night.
Miss Margaret Staats was tak-
n back to Dallas last Tuesday
eta last week. San Antonio quot- j for treatment. She was accom-
<*d common fall shorn lambs pan led by her father Ted Staats.
at $12 to $15 per hundred pounds ! Mrs. J. B. Noland entertained
and common ewes at $6.60 to with a surprise birthday party
$6.00. Medium and good lambs Tuesday night, December 17, In
if Through the years many wise men have
emphasized the true richness of glowing, vi-
brant health. No one has summarized *the
almost universal recognition of the value of
health better than Bickerstaff, who said, "A
hale cobbler is a better man than a sick king."
The chief job of the physician and the phar-
macist is to keep you well. To this end both sre educated,
•quipped, and dedicated in purpose. As pharmacists, w«
are better prepared than ever before to serve the health
needs of this community. We invite you to inspect oar
modern prescription laboratory.
brought $18 to $21 at Ft. Worth;
$18.50 to $20.50 at Oklahoma
•City and $19 to $21.60 at Den-
ver.
honor of J. B. Noland and Mrs.
B. E, Roberson. Two birthday
cakes centered the table. At-
tending were Mr. and Mrs. B. E
Marriage Licenses
Jack Weltz, Billie Jean Wool-
eiy, December 4. i Worth; $20.60 at Oklahoma City,
H. Waldron Melton, Helen $20.60 at Wichita and $21.26 at
Pearl Seed, December 4, Denver.
Kenneth C. Kelley, Verna C. I Cattle prices were strong at
Baptist Foundation of Texas , Woolery, December 4. i Texas markets but steady to low-
to R. D. Ford and Herman Ford, I Alfred L. Hannaford, Charlotte I er at other southwest terminals
Largest run of hogs In many i Roberson, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd H
months arrived at southwest Looklngblll, Mr. and Mrs. Ky
markets last week, Prices drop- j Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. O. B.
ped $2 to $3 per hundred. Top Sumner, and Mrs. Kenneth
butchers were quoted at $20 per Neill,
hundred at San Antonio and Ft.
Releases
West half, Section 53, Block K-3, O'Dell, December 7.
last week. Houston sold good
W L. Llnvllle, Maudle I. Lin- yearlings to $18.60 and good cows
Veda
vllle, December 9.
Ha;old Wester, Stella
Jones, December 10.
R. L. Parvln, Freddie Laveme
Vaughn, December 12.
at $13.75 to $16 per hundred. San
Antonio moved good cows at |16
and medium to low good grass
and shortfed steers st $16 to $21.
Fort Worth quoted medium and
Deaf Smith County
J. M. Thompson to M. D. But-
trill and'Velma Buttrlll, the East
half of Section 22, Block K-3,
Deaf Smith County.
H. V. Williamson to W. A. Mod-
Un, Jr., part of Block 32, Evants
Addition to the Town of Here-
ford. | Lavonne Lowery, December 16. j and good cows at $12 to $15. Med-
R. R. Will to T. W. Roberson, ’ Herbert Marvin Goettsch, Jew- I luc to low good khortfsd steers
the South half section 78, Block el Aleen Rudd, December 18. | and yearlings rsallzed $17.26 to
K-3, Deaf Smith County Ernest C. Kerr, Ruby Lee Bok- $19.60 at Oklahoma City. Wlchi-
Henry T. Cox to Wirt Phillips er, December 20. ! ta sold good light steers at $31.
the North half of Section 22, [ Harold J. Harlln, Ella Mae Da- Denver quoted most medium to
Block K-14, Deaf Smith County, J vis, December 20. good steers at $17 to $27.
Kenny R. Wilson, Peggy Nolen, \good slaughter steers and half-
Jess Charles Persefleld, Eva . ers at $17 to $23.50 and medium
a fag db&Hee ea&
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Thousands of pooplo will b$ calling long
distanco this Christmas.
Thara'll bo go many colli that circuits
—•von with tho hundreds of now onos
woVo addad during tho yoor—will bo
crowdod boyond capacity.
Long distanco oporofort will do tholr
boot to got ovary Christmas coll through
on Mm#...and most cods will go through
4mI way.
If you con
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The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1946, newspaper, December 26, 1946; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth825282/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.