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McGRBGOE, MIKROtt, McGREGOR. TEXAS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1952
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Cherry had
as their guests a few days this
week their nephew and neice,
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Cherry
and little daughter ,Brenda of
Oklahoma.
MRS. JOHN CRAWFORD
HONORED WITH PARTIES
Misses Patsy and Betty Price
honored Mrs. John Crawford
Jr., the former Miss Marlene
MeEntire, with a lovely break-
fast in their home on Saturday,
Aug. 2, and presented the hon-
or ee with a Jam and Jelly dish
to her chosen pottery.
The guests- enjoyed several
ATTEND CAMP j NEW TELEPHONE BUILDING
One hundred and fourty-five NEARING COMPLETION
Theatre
SHOW STARTS 7 P. M.
Admission—.
Adults, 40c Children 14c
Mr. and Mrs. Garvice Marsh
received a letter this week from
their son, S-Sgt. Wayne' Marsh,
who just recently was sent to
Alaska. His description of Alaska
The Mirror thought might prove
interesting to its readers.
. . The ship entered Port
xnc guwtp (Ljv.jv.v. Whittles at 9:15 Saturday. Ah the
vocal selections by Miss Betty! mouth of the port there was
Price with her sister, Miss Patsy j nothing to see except fog. I had
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
August 8th and 9th
Riding the California
Trail
Gilbert Roland
Waeonmaster
Ben Johnson-Joanne Dru
SUNDAY & MONDAY
August 10th and 11th
No Room for the
Groom
Tony Curtis - Piper Laurie
Spring Byington
Plus Cortoon and News
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY—
THURSDAY
August 12-13-14
Wagons West
Color by Supercinecolor
Rod Cameron-Peggie Castle
Michael Chapin
Plus “This Is America”—Madis
on Square Garden
Plus Selected Short Subjects.
Price at the piano and they in-
cluded “Because,” “One Alone”
and “I Love You Truly.”
Sharing the breakfast with
them were Misses Coleen Clem-
ents, Mary Ann Williams, Caro-
•lyn Cawthron, Dale Ross of Del
Rio and Mary Scott of JeWett.
Saturday at noon Mrs. Craw-
ford was again honored with a
luncheon and personal shower
at Ridgewood Country Club and
swim after lunch. Miss Coleen
Clements was hostess for this
very lovely affair and included
in the courtesy Misses Dale Ross
of Del Rio; Mary Scott of Jewett-;
and Misses Louise Hill, Sara
Price, Betty Munson, Betty and
Patsy Price, Gail Naler, Carolyn
Clements and Mesdames Ed Ri-
ley Naler, Lonnie Clements, Lu-
lu Bell Kinslow and the honoree’s
mother, Mrs. Ralph MeEntire.
--—o--;—
FORMAL OPENING IN SEPT.
FOR NEW TEMPLE BANK
BUILDING, FIRST NATIONAL
Announcement from Temple
that the new First National Bank ]
building will hold its formal
opening Sept. 6th.
W. Guy Draper, president of
the bank, said the open house
would be from 4 to 9 p. m. that
Saturday.
The new 10-story First Nation-
al is being completed now. The
bank quarters will occupy the
first two floors and the remaind-
ed of the building will be used
for general office space.
tain. The engine is located in
the middle of the train. That l 0ue hrviidred and fourtv-five uuinrm.imi
way, it stops at the foot of the j Liither Leaguers from all over A letter from Harold W. Price,
mountain, uncouples and push-: tjie Austin Federation . of ' the local Southwestern Bell Tele-
es the first half of the train to J American Lutheran Church phone Co. manager this week to
the top. Then it backs down! follnci plenty of both inspiration all subscribers, stated that work
and pulls the last half up. At ev-< anj recreation at Camp Chrysalis is progressing on McGregor's new
ery place they can’t go over ?! near Kerrville on Aug 1-3. Lee- telephone building and the new
mountain, they tunnel through tures< sunrise and twilight de- dial equipment should be install-
them. votionals, a sunrise communion ed and ready for operation late
“Alone- side the tracks was service, swimming and planned this year,
solid ice' The color depends up- recreation were th eorder of the: The letter also stated that all
the thickness. They range from day -at the beautiful camp on j customers’ telephone _ numbers
white to o-reen and blue, then a tributary of the Guadalupe would be changed. This is nec-
rmvivie Below the ice area are River in the mountains near Kerr- essary to establish a . standard-
“ the dark green forests. I think vffle. i numbering plan for Me-
some parts clears around mid • ]ove with tlle country at As they walked with the Gregor that can be expanded as
afternoon. It is heavy, dark grey. s-o,]lt ' . Master, the Leaguers sought the. city grows, the letter said.
In two hours time we were 11' ® . that, peace which the world can-. The new numbers will be an-
“•/ Anchorage is no a <M Y $ gjve, nsing as their Bible nonneed at the earliest date pos-
nor is it like^ any town in me ^ pe Lind to one abpY sible and tli enew listings can be
States. It is still a frontier—mai ij ^ tenderhearted, forgiving compiled by the company,
buildings mostty hoard J«de one raother. ag God in Christ ‘
walks, just like the joi n? w(st.| TOl,;„ Eph. 4:32 (KSV)
There are a. few brick buildings. ^
better explain about
It starts about 2 a. in
the fog.
and in
close enough to the land to see
the mountains. They start to rise
at the ocean. There is no shore.
We could see them up to five or
six hundred feet, then the fog
took over from there. Streams
flow straight down the mountain
sides which are covered with
green trees—mostly pine.
“We docked in a small cove
and marched off the ship to a
train 40 yards away. The train
trip to Anchorage, 128 milgs,
took 6 1-2 hours. The railroad is
narrow guage and the top speed
was 24 rnpli. We didn’t make a
was mpu. VVC uiuu „ ~
stop except to climb a moun- [
in one section where the place
is becoming modern.
“I am living in a large stone
barracks which holds 750 men.
The weather stays close to
65 degrees all day long. A nice
cool breeze, too. This lasts thru
June, July and August. Last
night I watched the sun go down
at 20 minutes past midnight,
Wilburn Lane is in Winnie,
Texas, this week visiting in the
‘ ‘ and
Leaguers from Zion Lutheran ... - ,
Church Rev. L. G. Hannemann,! home of his friends Mr.
pastor, 'attended. 1 ®s. Harold Jenkins, Jr.
YOUR PRESCRIPTION HOUSE
CITY DRUG
Quality in Service—Quality in Merchandise
PHONE 198
Vote for Bert T. McDaniel,
Representative, place 3.
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day, a week, a month or forever!
Every year time funs out for some 16,000 workers, killed in action on their jobs.
SO 000 are so severely injured that they may never work again. Two million are injure
Oyer eighteen and a half.million dollars every working day.
When you’re Inclined to be a bit careless, a little too tired to be cautious, remember,
-evew32 routes some worker gets ’’tapped for life,” every
temporarily or permanently. Know your job, be alert ^jeprincipal source
the No. 1 killers and cause most permanent disabilities Mac y workers
for partially disabling injuries, while the handling of ob|ec« n ^
temporarily. Falls are occurring continuously, in all kinds oi work,
from a slight injury to death.
So watch yourself at work. Think safely-use your head to save your job-maybe
your life!
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The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1952, newspaper, August 8, 1952; McGregor, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth889904/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McGinley Memorial Public Library.