Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, December 16, 1938 Page: 3 of 8
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16. 1938
FA1FUP.RI AS. FAC T Z
PACE THREE
NEWS FROM
PREMONT
A Complete Coverage Of Southern Jim Wells County
i____
By MTLDRBD WARKENTIN
• *V* ';WV * •
Novel Published
Miss Billie Lee. a senior In the
Premont High School, has wrlt-
tn a strry entitled “Devotion”,
Technicolor Epic,
“Men With Wings,” To,
Re Shown At Cactus
SiUi’.iJay.- brings a liffereltt
kind of a western to the Cactus
liualit .The title Is “The Law
West"<f Tombstone,” and it stars
Harry Carey, Evelyn Brent and
Tim Holt. It’s the story of a man
who was the best shot and tagge t
liar we>t cf Wichita: and the on!$
time in h!s life he ever told the
(iirls Susceptible To
Decay Of Teeth
A df Vi'
revealing th
i
Home Economic* News
The Home Economics fll girlai trutti, it got him into more trouble
served a tea to the Parent-Teacher than a little bit. There is also a
Association Tuesday afternoon l cartoon and a new chapter of Dick
which is now being published in Misses Vique Zamora and Edna Tracy.
the “Freer Enterprise”. Everyone FernStplzfus poured the tea Miss- The Saturday late show bring
despite-cron winds and road shock
is responsible for this new feeling
of security at the wheel." oiiieiu.s
declared, "but little do th. ladi?i
realize that Auto-Poise Control i.
more than a feeling of security, .t
is an actual guardian of their
safety in emergencies such as tire
punctures «r blow-outs"
;.jj ^ und 15 are more siu“3p
Si'tie ta to^th dicay tlian bay, of
tfcr tr.me age is reported in the
c "-r .*■ u' of the Journal of
• - American Drntal Ass. elation
■, r Tohn W. Kiutt'on, Henry
K> .1 end Carroll E Palmer or
Washington. D. C.
The triumvirate of dentists ar-
rived at that conclusion after
studying reports on a survey of the
teeth of approximately 5,000 school
children in an eastern ctly. Their
study shows, too, that the first
molars, the ni st important teeth
in the mouth, ate less resistant to
LEA Vi.' Foil CHICAGO
and Mr
Mr i
Chicago, y.
weeks In F
day forth"
• J( in S Jen.- on of
have spent several
jrrlas, left Wednea-
heme in that city
where they will *■*''*♦"1 the Ctirtat-
mas holidays.
I ------XXX — —
Mrs. H M Taylor is visiting re-
latives in San Antonio
Miss Catherine Thomas spent
the week-end in Weslaco.
decay than other members of the
dental arch.
is urged to obtain a copy and read
this stirring true-to-llfe drama of
four young girls who stood by each
other with unfailing devotion. Miss
Lee has a promising career of b“-
ing a writer and her friends wi&h
her good Lrtune in her work.
Surprise Part?
The Intermediate Sunday school
class surpised its teacher, Miss An-
nella Storm, with a birthday party
last Tuesday evening at the Storm
farm. Buddy Storm brought the dressing,
class fr. m town and as they ap-
proached the house they turned
the truck lights out and ran up
behind, Miss Storm, shouting “sur-
prise”. The guests played games
during the evening after which re-
freshments were served.
cs Mary Lee Mulholland and Lois; Ann Oillis in a screen adaption of
Duerkscn and Marjorie Hope were the cart< on strip, "Little Orphan
mSalds. Besides tea. refreshments Annie.”
of sandwiches, stuffed dates and ‘Thanks for the ^femory,” show-,
candied fruits were served. lng on Sunday and Monday Is a
< The Home Economics II girls gay matrimonial farce, with Bob
served a Christmas dinner to the Hope and Shirley Ross having a i
members of the Premont school! lot of domestic trouble-malnly
board on Thursday evening. They friends who drop in to cat their
carried but the color scheme of red food—drink their lique r and gen-1
and green, colors suggestive of the erally make themselves in the way.,
season of the year. The menu con- Charles Eutterworth, H e d d a
sisted of mint cocktail, turkey anc' Ilbpper. "Honey Child” Wilder,
THINK ABOUT SAFETY
BEFORE-HOT AFTER
YOU BUY A
LOW PRICED CAR
cramberry sauce, rice,
gravy, carrots, rose-t. mato salad,
pineapple nut ice-box cake, demi-
tasse and cheese-straws. Glazed
11uits were used as table decora-
tions.
C. H. Kollenberg was
end visitor in Premont.
a week-
: Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Thomas and
Roy and Bruce Thomas attended
The Home Making Club is hav-
ing its annual Christmas party
Monday evening.
Roscoe Karnes and other fun
makers are in the cast. There !s I
aso a color cartoon; a technicolor:
traveltalk and latest Pathe News. !
Starting «n Tuesday, for tnrte
days, is the technicolor aviation
epic. "Men With Wings”, tracing
the history of the airplane from
the first flight of the Wright Bro-
the Freer-Alice game Friday night thers, down to the sky giants cf
at Kingsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Millard Caudill,
Miss Bonnie Lou Metz, C. H. Kol-
lenberg and Miss Wilva Scott were
in Kingsville Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Knepp and son
Donald, and Edna , Fern, Ralph
and Lester Stoltzfurs- were dinner
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Schertz Sunday.
SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK
San Antonio December 12: Hogs,
receipts 400. Early market fairly
i active on good hogs, mostly 15 to
25c higher than late last week
Early top $7.25 for a few gi cd to
choice 175 to 250-lb. butchers. Later
trading only steady with late last
week, closing top $7.00. Good to
choice 160 to 175-lbs. $6.75 to $7.00,
140 to 100-lbs. $6.50 to $6.75, and
to-day. Fred MacMurray, Ray Mil-
land, Louise Campbell, Andy De-
vine and Lynn Overman make up
the excellent cast. There is also
a Disney Silly Symphony in color;
a Popular Science and “Raisin i
Canines’., an interesting dog sub-
ject.
Coming next week-end is "Say
it in French”, saucy comedy; to
be followed by "Submarine Pa-
trol”; "Blondie” adapted from the
cartoon strip: "Heart of the
North”, technicolor north-woods
ther hits of the new
WE BLEW A FRONT
TIRE AND TUBE AT 60!
Bui, in a public lest, the new Hudson 112 stayed
straight on its course — safely (without using
special tires, tubes or equipment)!
Why? Thanks to AUTO-POISE CONTROL-a
revolutionary mechanical safety invention (hat
keeps wheels on their tiue course automatically
—on rough toads, in heavy side winds, even
when a lire blows. NO OTHER CAR HAS
ANYTHING LIKE IT. Auto-Poise is standard.
at no extra cost, on the new Hudson 112—one of
America's lowest priced cars.
WE DISCONNECTED
HYDRAULICS AT 40!
In the some public test, hydraulic brakes were
suddenly disconnected, but the driver just
pushed the seme foot podal and the new
Hudson 112 STOPPED — safely I
Why? Thanks to Hudson's exclusive DOUBLE-
SAFE BRAKES—two braking systems (finest
Hindix llsdruultcs auJ a mechanical reserve
system) working automatically from the <anse
foot pedal. Many Icucrs in our hies tell of lives
saved b> Double-Safe Drakes—in all 1939
Hudsons.
250 to 300-lbs. 'mostly $6.50 to $7.00
Go. d packing sows mostly $6.00 to 1 st0l'y and
$6 25. FeedPr pigs around $6.00 to | year.
-j $6.25. few butcher pigs at $6.50.--xxx^--
■hnmne hi** StanH.^nrl reCell,ts 600; Calves 1.500. HudSOll AutO-PolSC
homa, is vi ding his friends and trading active on light receipts vi i wr'\\t
relatives this week. |Low cutter and cutter cows 10 to 1 °PuI3r With Women
ive-e rv t ' l5° higher, spots more. Calves sold -
Mr. and Mrs. G. J-. I3lei»ert of strong, spots 25c higher esDecia’ -
California, Were visitors jy on g00d steer caiyes MOSt other
classes and grades about steady.
Few 843-lb. short-fed steers $7-
.50, s. me plain heavy weights as
low as $5.00. Good light weight fed
EVERY HUDSON PRICE BUYS A COMPLETE CAR
PI and up for 86 H P Mud.on 117 D. lux.
® Adr $823anduntorHud»on$i»— 96H P., Ill-In
Jap ^ w « ,• $919 and up for Country Club modolt
™ — 101 ond 127 H. P.j 122 and 129-in W B
imltr. Attractively low time payment term., with am lludu.n-C I T Plan
Chico,
here Sunday.
Miss Louise Sanders of Boston,
Massachusetts is expected to ar-
iff ggKisrlE' car j-'a:
s'laii.hter oilves £&. me”
West Virginia, visited with diura to' good kinds $6.00 to $7.00,
TV pLTi'naen d M”‘ few $7.25, load $6.75. 10 head out
J. F. Langen Wednesday. at ^ 50 pjajn kinds down
.. ~ .. , j culls down
Mrs. Mary
the Home
meeting at
to $4.50,
Load of
Hargrove, attended jow cutter cow $3 25, 5 headUout
KlZ” l? iSff “ S2 50' tW0 l0ads »' slr°"»
Kingsville Friday. cutter sold at $3.65 10
$3.50. Plain
Women drivers of the new 1939
Hudsons are enthusiastically com-
menting upon the feeling of driv-
ing safety brought about by the
introduction of Auto-Poise Con-
trol, Hudson’s newest c< ntribution
ac-
cording to Strubhart Service Sta-
tion officials of Riviera, Hudson
distributors in this area.
“The action of Auto-Poise Con-
tr. 1 in holding front wheels on
their true course automatically
E: HUDSON 112"
ALSO HUDSON SIX AND HUDSON COUNTRY CLUB SIX AND EIGHT
Strubhart Service Station
Riviera, Texas
Stocker calves mostly $6.00 to $7-;
25, choice steer calves to
$7.50
head out at ! few 343-li»s. to $7.75. Truck lot of
t/x« ------ -----* and medium butcher, around 600-lb. feeder steers $7.00.
Langen went to RefuglG and beef cows $4.00 to $4.50, few; Sheep, receipts 100. Market a-
! $4.75. odd head on heifer order to; bout steady. Plain stocker lambs
$5.00. Lot
Monday.
mu a its, a o.,n !"■-----— ' f g°°d 8H5-lb. caked-on- $4.00, some unsold late. Shorn we-
MrsAw T^l^npen’s grass heifers $665. Bulls mostly,thers $3.15. Thin slum Angora
day visiting at Mrs. W. L. Langen s!$4 )>0 t0 $5 25 odd head $5.5o g0aU $!.90.
home.
Elden Boese of Corn, Oklahoma,
arrived Sunday evening to begin
his work as a clerk in the Eco-
nomy Food Store.
Earl Wright of Falfurrlas was
host at a quail supper which was
enjoyed by the following: Mr. and
Mrs. Millard Caudill, Miss Bonnie
Lee Metz, Mr. C. H. Kollenberg
and Mrs. Mary Hargrove'.
Ranchers Talk Pasture
Improvement At Meet
Farmers from 21 South Texas
counties gathered in Schulenburg
Thursday, December 15, for a dis-
cussion on pasture improvement
for South Texas. They made an
attempt to get payment from the
Federal government for mowing of
pastures, which payments are be-
ing received throughout West Tex-
as.
-XXX--
Mrs. Perry Love was a visitor in
Kingsville Friday.
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J. C. THOMAS
REAL ESTATE and LOANS
FALFURRIAS,TEXAS
; •;
ATTENTION TRUCK GROWERS
:
L. A. BURDETTE, Exclusive Agent
' ••
Campbells All Weather Brand
Organic-Base Fertilizer
Called “All Weather” because of its:
Moisture-holding capacity during dry weather;
Nori-Leaching during wet weather.
Its organic base contains, besides humus nitrogen,
phosphorus and potash, 18 rare minerals necessary to
plant life.
IN ALL OF THE STANDARD ANALYSES
—
n - 11 11
Dftt«I FUtoa for men womn
set
UNITED STATES DENTAL COMPANY
••*«. IIAI IMIMnOw/Uo MUhTm!
RiliaWor[i
Ask for
Kingsville
ICE CREAM
South Texas’
Best
Use A Well Balanced Ration To Keep
Your Stock In Good
Condition
Cottonseed Meal—
Rich in protein for muscle, tissue and
energy.
*• ' .4 V * ; • • J *.• •
Cottonseed Hulls—
For roughage equal to prairie hay. |H
Ask us for practical feeding information
for your stock.
Alice Cotton Oil Co.
D. C. DANIEL. Msnsfffr
Announcement!
JUST INSTALLED A BAT
TERY WATER STILL
THE PUBLIC IS CORDIALLY
INVITED TO INSPECT THE
UNIT AND LET US SER-
VICE^ YOUR BATTERY
FALFURRIAS
CAR
STORAGE
Gtty, tPJboJve,
M. G. Perez, Druggist
Reliable—Modern—Complete—Up-To-Date
Prescriptions, Patent Mediqlnes, Sick
Rooms Supplies, Drug Sundries, Soda
Fountain, Home Made Ice Cream,
Magazines, Stationery, School Sup-
plies, Cigars, Tobaccos.
A Full Line Of School Supplies
Yardley Agency For Toilet Articles
Agent For Air Maid Hosiery
COURTEOUS AND EFFICIENT SERVICE
THE AWFUL PRICE YOU
PAY FOR BEING
NERVOUS
rob you el |tu4 With, goo4 (ha M
Wb»l n>u mmr mend b m SMtlrMorly
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U permanently •Kent 1 i 1 be-
cauM it is tbo only automatic
refrigerator with no moving
porta in its freezing system.
A tiny gas flame does the work 1
Whether you’re about to buy
your first automatic refrigerator
or replace your present one, see
the new 1939 Servel Fleetrolux
models that are now on display!
•NO MOVING PUTS
In the freezing systaoi
• raNMNENT SIUNCC
• CONTWUO LOW OPflMTWC C«SI
•MOM YEARS or tomes
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SERVEL
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Terms as low as $4.27 monthly paid with
your gas bill
A. L. “Cap- HOLLOWAY
PHONE 1J-FALFURRIAS, TEXAS .
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