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McGregor Goes Forward
A page devoted to the progress and de-
velopment of McGregor and its trade territory
every week, sponsored by foresighted mer-
chants and edited for THE MIRROR by
Weldon Owens.
Oasis Cafe Is Known In This Section As Spot
For Famous Fried Chicken And Big Steaks
s
Ed Densman is one of the vet-
eran cafe men in Central Texas,
and his Oasis Cafe, located at
the crossroads of the highway
and Main Street is one of the
favorite spots of all McGregor
citizens who like their food co.ok-
ed right.
Motorists and travelers pass-
ing the Oasis Cafe already have
learned of the special fried
'chicken dish that has become a
favorite.
“After all, most people who
like t0 eat in a restaurant want
chicken,” Densman says. “How-
ever, steaks are popular, and
our cooks have developed one of
the tastiets thick steak dishes
in the business.”
Densman says the people
McGregor usually take advan-
tage of restaurant service dur-
ing the summer, especially for
Sunday dinners. “Most of the
wives who eat with us do so for
two reasons: first, because it of-
fers them a chance to get away
from the hot kitchen, and second
because we always carry a wide
variety of dishes on our dinner,
Densman says.
Sandwiches, especially in this
season of the year, are popular
also at The Oasis. Short orders,
with drinks, and a long list of
•o
summer sandwiches and hot ones
are always on the Oasis menu.
“Our dining room is always op-
en to the public, where music is
available and plenty of tables
are ready,” he says. The spac-
ious building affords plenty of
room for banquets and special
parties, such as chili suppers,
chicken dinners and family get-
togethers.
The Oasis extends a cordial
invitation to McGregor and the
surrounding territory to visit in
the dining room or at the coun-
ter for a sample of the hospital-
ity and food that is making the
Oasis famous in this part of the
state along the highway for the
best in good foods at reasonable
prices.
THE WRONG PLACE
Just before dinner, Captain L
strode into quarters, fit to be
tied.
“Where’ve you been this af-
ternoon, Chaplain!” he fired
at the chaplain. “We’ve been
looking all over hell for you.”
“Well, sir,” answered the big
chaplain mildly, “no wonder you
couldn’t find me. You were look-
ing in the wrong place.”—The
American.
Editorial Downtown
THE BEST
MERCHANDISE
AT FAIR
PRICES
JUST COME TO
Neff’s '
IT PAYS TO KEEP . . ,
YOUR AUTO
CONDITIONED
EXPERT REPAIRS
and PARTS
Jack Barfield
SERVICE MR COURTESY
FINEST OF TAILOR-MADE SUITS
BLUEBONNET CLEANERS
R. B. (BOB) DOWIS, Owner
|USE ICE..
IT’S A PURE
PRODUCT
I McGregor ice Co.
|1| JOE M. BURKS, Manager
When times are back normal
again, there’ll be plenty of re-
modeling and repairing on most
urban and farm homes. But one
of thb most exemplary lessons
on how to improve at small cost
has been given by Mr. and Mrs.
Rufus Holder, near Henderson,
Teras. They have transformed a
run-down four room house into
a comfortable dwelling with a
lot of conveniences many farm-
ers dream about. The job took
only $895 and ingenuity to cre-
ate a $3000 improvement.
The Texas Extensioner says
when the couple tackled the job
they had an old house with a
side front porch under the roof,
and only one closet. The chimney
was on the niside, and the house
was not underpinned.
They began in the kitchen and
built storage closets on each side
of a flue, and a built-in cabinet
was added. .Material for this fea-
ture was salvaged from left-over
lumber about the farm.
The chimney was torn down,
and Mrs. Holder chiseled off the
old mortar so the bricks might
be re-used. These, plus addition-
al old bricks around the house,
went into the underpinning, and
about 200 new bricks were then
bought for the cimney, and this
time built on the outside of the
house.
The porch was converted into
a bedroom, more clothes closets
w-ere added, with pantry, book-
cases on each side of the fire-
place, and china cabinets built
in the dining room.
When the job was complete,
and finishing touches were put
on the project, the neighbors
agreed that initiative and ener-
gy in hte old American way al-
ways will be inspiration for ev-
ery homeowner to keep his prop-
erty in good condition. And by
using the many government ser-
vices available today, the aver-
age homeowner can accomplish
wonders. After all, it’s the labor
mostly that’s so scarce. There's
still plenty of ways and ideas if
you’ll take advantage of them.
Mrs. Tom Edwards, Mrs. B.
J. Allen and Mrs. White help-
ed Blake Shotwell with 24 young
company,
Cub" ScTute th7 o^Vay while man^ment of Joe M. Burks, is
they were on the Tonkawa with jreacb’ to keep up the record, of
picnic food and energy for hik- J plant that yast year, despite
ihg. It was one of the grandest (f11 unprecedented demand for
McGregor Ice Company Is Ready for Big
Season As Hot Weather Hits This 1 erritorv
The ice season is here, and the ling, with the already heavy de-
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McGregor lee
under
ZENITH
RADIO
ALSO EXPERT REPAIRS
Blake Shotwell
A Complete Food Store
Telephone No. 103
John D. yiann Grocery
AUTO SERVICE
Batteries, Tires, Tubes
and Parts
'/CHEVROLET^
TRUCKS are AVAILABLE
HERING MOTOR CO.
EAT
With Your Friends at
TEXAS
d’ELITE CAFE
Bob and Ibabell Hering
sights I’ve ever seen, with so
many young boys who have been
trained to perform feats of out-
] door life, in addition to laws of
I character-building.
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But another thing that impress-
ed me is hte beauty of the River
wending its way through a rocky
bed to spill over a picturesque
falls near the clubhouse. Howev-
er, in my case, I was at the head
of the long line of Cubs in the
midst of a march when my right
foot decided to go otherwise and
Isplatterecl over the creek in an
ungraceful manner. In my effort
for a quick recovery, I failed to
get a good hold and went down
the second time, and the young-
sters really got a kick out of age
giving way to youth.
* * *
McGregor and this sectoin are
very fortunate in having a spot
like Tonkawa park. There are
few places in the state more ap-
pealing to the fellow who likes
to go out occasionally and eat
bacon that has fallen in dirty
ashes and drink coffee that has
a ring of rust around the edge
after being cooked in a discard-
ed can.
^
Picnicking is one outdoor pas-
time that requires very little
practice, and with grounds such
as Tonkawa, the job becomes a
lot easier. Generally, when pre-
paring to picnic, the first thing
to do is to tell your wife, but
never reveal where you are -going
are when you are coming back.
This always adds an air of sus-
pense, like when the family is
wondering if the weiners will
fall through the grate.
# * *
Then after you have every-
thing ready, be sure and look
around for the things you us-
ually forget. Liniment, iodine
and adhesive tape are some of
the necessities if children are
going along. They have a faculty
of breaking glasses with rocks
and then stepping on them. But
if there is a cub scout in the
crowd, you don’t have to worry.
They know how to treat a wound
and they know how to treat each
other. It’s part of the valuable
training that makes a scout one
of the prize boys of any commu-
nity.
Ask Your
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GROCERIES AND FINE HEATS
- THAT’S OUR BUSINESS--
Bluebonnet Grocery
OCD DISBANDED
The Office of Civilian Defense
which was organized in 1941 to
devise plans for the protection
of civilians in cases of Axis in-
vasion of the bombing of the
United States, will cease opera-
tions on June 30th, by order of
President Truman. The order
will result in a saving of some
$369,000.
VOWEL
GROCERY
The
Complete Store
PHONE 24
ROY VOWEL
Good Equipment
Courtesy — Service
City Transport
Service, Inc.
C. Canfield, Mgr.
ice, kept the supply well met.
Many people, who could not
understand why there is such a
bigger demand for ice than in
normal /years, have found that
by using pure ice, they receive a
more wholesome item that is
made with unadulterated dis-
tilled water. “Ice has become one
of the most important items in
health,” Burks says. “Every sea-
son more people turn to pure ice
for serving with chilled salads;
drinks, and keeping their food
at a safe temperature without a
mechanical difficulty.
The McGregor plant is one
of the most efficient ice plants
in the country, and commenda-
tion has repeatedly come to the
managements upon the conduct
of the business in McGregor,
where hundreds of defense la-
borers have placed a greater
load on facilities at the local es-
tablishment.
Another interesting feature at-
tached to the story of the local
plant is the wage rate pad by the
firm. This MjcGregor plant pays
salaries equal to the larger con-
cerns, and despite The desperate
manpower shortage, Burks has
managed to keep the wheels roll-
PLETNY OF CHEESE
In 1930, the year Kraft started
a processing plant in Denison,
Texas, the state produced two
and a half million pounds of
American cheese. In 1943 this
figure had grown to 14,500,000,
plus 3,700,000 pounds of cream
cheese.
A successful market for milk
has been provided at Denison,
and similar towns should fore-
see the possibilities and make the
necessary steps to create mar-
kets for farm supplies, because
the farmer still holds the secret
to proseprity.
BiA
ELECTRICITY TO THE FARM HOME
“Working and Growing Every Hour of the Day”
Mclennan county
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
RAYMOND HAMPEL, Project Mgr.
Ride the
BUS
ANYWHERE
IN THE U. S.
UNION BUS TERMI’L
H. W. BRAY, Manager
Phone 9503
The Pioneer Store
EVERYBODY
TRADES AT
THE CORNER
EVERS
DRUG STORE
McGregor Milling & Grain Co.
The Crouches
GRAIN AND DEPENDABLE FIELD SEED
HAVE YOUR
LAUNDRY
DONE BY—
Courteous
Efficient
WILLARD
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS for
FAMOUS
BATTERIES
GENUINE
PARTS
EXPERT LUBRICATION
—on Walker Electric Lift—
KING SERVICE STA.
Guy B. Snelson, Owner
WHEN YOU THINK OF:
© DIAMONDS
# WATCHES
$ JEWELRY
® SILVERWARE
REMEMBER:
725 Austin Ave.
Central Texas’ Finest Name
In Jewelry
It. P. YOUNG Groceries
We invite you to inspect our stock of fancy
and staple groceries. We’ll make it pay you
to walk a block from Main Street.
“ON THE CORNER WEST OF MASONIC HALL” *
mands for ice being met. Out-
lying stores and even some other
plants obtain ice manufactured
by-McGregor ice company.
In reviewing prospects for the
season this year, Burks suggests
that customers continue with pa-
tience when there is some brief
delay in delivery or availability
of his product. “We want to
supply every cusotmer’s demand
and as quickly as possible,” he
says, but sometimes there are de-
lays which we cannot prevent.
In these cases, we appreciate a
lot your patience in waiting un-
til we can overcome that diffi-
culty.”
In the meantime, use plenty of
ice, for health’s sake, and get
your supply at McGregor Ice Co.
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The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1945, newspaper, May 18, 1945; McGregor, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth889966/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McGinley Memorial Public Library.