The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, October 25, 1946 Page: 5 of 8
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FRIDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1946
McGregor mirror, Mcgbegor, texas
SOUTH BOSQUE P. T. A.
SPONSORS HALLOWEEN
CARNIVAL TONIGHT
ARMY WORMS DAMAGING
OAT CROP OVER COUNTY
McGregor truck figured rat proofing campaign
IN TRAGIC ACCIDENT STARTED IN McGREGOR
Mr. Leon Hobbs, representa-
Fall army worms continue to; Ervin Pieper, of McGregor,
destroy entire oat fields all overj driving the big gasoline truck tive of the state health depart-
the country. These worms can j 0f Herbert Manske, figured in dent, began liis work of rat
be stopped b}r applying poison an accident Wednesday after- j proofing business houses in Mc-
to the oats before the oats have noon around 5 o’ocloek. PieperGregor this week. This same
The Parent-Teachers Associa-
tion, of South Bosque, invite
you to the Halloween carnival
and fun feast to be held at the ^ .----- -------- „ ~ v ----- ---- ---- —
school building tonight (Friday.) | been eaten down. These worms; was returning from Ft. Worth,! kind of work is taking place hi
The carnival begins at 7 o’-jai'e controlled with stdmaeh: where he had been after a load'maiiy other cities of Central
clock. Besides numerous booths1 poisons, that is, tile poison is ap-; of gasoline. The accident occur-: Texas, as well as throughout the
the organization will have a baby phed to the plants which the; ed a^ an intersection of the loop’ state, in an effort to rid premises
contest. Everyone is invited. worms are to feed upon. It is j highway and crossroad just: °f rats, which carry many dis-
useless to apply a poison dust af- j north of the Cotton Belt over j eases. This work is being fol-
ter the oats have been destroyed1 pass near Waco. | lowed up from the rat poisoning
even though the worms may still j jn tpe accident, Billy Lloyd! campaign which has been spon-
Fraizer, 21, was killed instantly. | sored by the state for the past
STUDENT AT T. C. U.
Fort Worth — Miss Willie
Mae Witte, of McGregor, is liv-jbe in the fields.
ing in a campus dormitory at1 _ Quick action is required when! His brother, W. E. Fraizer, was1 year.
Texas Christian University this it is observed that the worms ! badly injured. Both lived in j The City Commission recently
are entering a oat field. The j Waco. Pieper had a miraculous j passed an ordinance, which was
fall.
Some 650 students are resi-
dents of C. U.’s four donni-
-Aories, two of which are for girls
A 4-itt r\ mm ton n A'trci o /I
worms will destroy an entire^ escape, and was able to return
field almost over night accord-j his home here Wednesday
ing to J. C. Patterson, county) nj0.ht
pnd two are for boys. Two acl-, agent. ^ _ j According to the highway pa-
ditional dorms, one for girls and The poison which is best for trolemen, Pieper was headed
one for boys, are now being* built, fields that aie to be giazecl is gonth when the automobile
to be ready for occupancy in Cryocide or any Cryolite^ p»o- pulled off a side road in {ront
1947. duet. ^ Dusting an oat field with,0f the truep and started across
Over-all enrollment of the> ciyocide will stop the woimsi the hig'hway into the ri°*ht driv-
school is at an all-time high, within a very few hours. Ten ing la^
totaling approximately 4,000
Veterans accouut for 1967 of the
total.
Miss Witte, sophomore student by air plane,
in Foster hall, is the daughter of. Calcium arsenate may also be
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Witte, Mc-
Gregor.
pounds per acre is the recom-j According to Manske Motors
mended application. It may bejhere; the truckj a new Pord was
applied with a cotton duster or | demolished
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.,
Morning Service at 10:50 a. m.
with the Rev Floyd E. Johnson
district superintendent doing the
preaching. '
Evening service at 7:00, Young
Peoples’ service at 6:30.
Everyone is cordially invited
to attend any and all of these
services.
J. Fred Patterson, Pastor
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Thompson
visited in Waco on Monday with
Mr. Thotnason’s mother, Mrs. J.
H. Allen.
, , , ,, , ... . , . . Married in New Braunfels
used but the kill is not so quick \ .
and it is not recommended at all ^ intei est to fuencls here is
where the oats are to be grazed ^ie uianiage of Miss Ema
later by livestock. Addition of Schrpeder of New Braunfels,
Paris Green to the calcium Ar- dan»hter o£ Mrs- W- H- Sehroed-
senate pi-trvides a quick kill but! an<£ r ie ^ ■ H- Schroeder
the Paris Green is even morel01 ^aeo’ Herbert Serolcl, son
published in the Mirror, requir-
ing all business houses in the city
limits to be rat proofed, and the
work by Mr. Hobbs is the be-
ginning* of that work here.
The fullest corporation of all
business property owners is
urged by the city officials.
dangerous to livestock.
Cryocide is available on the
local market and additional sup-
plies may be obtained overnight.
Distributors in both Bryan and
Dallas have adequate .stocks.
Greatest amount of oat lossek
seems to be in the McGregor and
Ocee areas.
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FOR SALE—8-ft. drill, per-
fect shape, van be seen at Roy
Roach farm. $50. V. G. Rich.
Santale
that's tSe System!
of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Serold,
of New Bulverde, which took
place on Wednesday evening,
October 2, at St. Paul’s Luth-
eran church in New Braunfels.
Mrs. Harris Fagg and daugh-
ter, Cherry Jo, of Midlothian,
are here this week visiting in the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Cherry.
MARRIED IN GALVESTON
In last Friday’s Galveston
News was a news items telling
of the marriage of Miss Dorothy
Gray to Mr. Frederick Herauf.
The ceremony was solemnized in
the Church of Christ on Thurs-
day evening at 8 o’clock.
Miss Gray is the daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. Emmett Gray,
who formerly lived in McGregor.
—--o--
Mrs. Grant C. Raymond uncler-
wer/t a tonsilectomy Tuesday
morning and is getting along
nicely at the home of her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Herring.
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Renew your subscription today!
TAX FAYING TIME
IS HERE AGAIN
Every tax payer in this sec-
tion of McLennan county this
week received a letter from the
tax assessor and collector ad-
vising them that taxes on prop-
erty is due. You are privileged
to pay half, if you desire, and
the balance will be due June
30. The full amount is due and
payable the last of January.
Local tax collector,- Holley
Haynes, for the city and school,
announced this week that he
would have his tax notices in the
mail within the next few days.
McGREGORITES TO WITNESS
INAUGURAL OF MEXICO’S
NEW PRESIDENT
HERE FROM ENGLAND
Major and Mrs. C. A. Renton,
of London, England, were in Mc-
Gregor this week visiting with
Mrs. Renton’s brother, Dr. Robt.1
W. Cagle. Mrs. Renton return-
ed to Fort Worth Tuesday to
visit in the home of her father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Cagle. The Major will remain
here until Sunday.
Major Renton has spent seven
years in the British army in the
Royal construction engineer di-
vision. Since the war he has
been doing construction work in
Singapore, Hong Kong, Borneo,
and other far eastern countries
Major Renton was a guest at
the Rotary Gliub Wednesday
noon, and made a short talk re-
garding* his experiences.
-n-.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Bridges of
Baton Rouge, La., spent 1 ast
week here in the home: of Mr.
and MrsnrJE. E. Bouldin and
family.
Reservations have been secured
by four McGregor citizens, O. T.
McGinley, E. J. Thomason, Geo.
W. England and John D. Mann
on the special train to leave
Waco on November 24th for
Mexico City. The purpose of
the trip is to witness the inaug-
ural ceremonies of Mexico’s new
president, Miguel Aleman, also
a sight-seeing trip of that
country.
Besides from Waco, special
trains will .operate from Dallas,
Houston, San Antonio and Fort
Worth. The trip will require
some eight days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Keltner,
Mrs. Holley Haynes and Mrs.
Jim Davis spent Monday and
Tuesday in Winters, Texas,
where they were guests of Mrs.
W. E. Jones, when a birthday
dinner was given on Tuesday in
honor of Mr. Joe W. Young, who
was 91 years old on that day.
Mr. Young will be remembered
by many of his friends here.
How women and girls
way get wanted relief
from function at periodic pain
Cardui, many women say, has brought xe*
lief front the cramp-like agony and nervous
strain of functional periodic distress. Taken
like a tonic, it should stimulate appetite*
aays before “your time”; it should
help relieve pain due to purely
functional periodic causes. Try it!
CARDUI
_see label DIRECTIONS i
Rnew your subscription TODxVY
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFT
FOR SALE—House and lot
1006 Second St. See Clem San-
ders or call 75-w. 25cg
NOTICE—If it is a papering
job, repair work or house paint-
ing, see G. O. Reed, 611 Second
Street, 29pd
LOST—Boy’s blue coat in
Ritz Theatre about two weeks
ago. Return to Mrs. Lois Owens
apt. 80, Bluebonnet Acres. 25pcl
FOR SALE OR TRADE—New
Frigidaire 9-ft, electric refriger-
ator; §till in crate. Crawford
Motor Sales, Crawford, Texas.
Santa Fe
* m
Ml
Here are some of the rea-
sons Santa Fe keeps freight service "on
the advertised" (which is railroad lan-
guage for "on-time performance"):
. . . world’s largest fleet of freight diesel
locomotives.
. . more miles of double track than any
other western road.
; ; . more miles of Centralized Traffic Con-
trol, which enables freight trains to
meet and pass non-stop.
• • . world’s largest private telephone system,
to keep shipments moving more swiftly.
I : . increased yard capacity, and improve-
ments along the line, such as curve
straightening, new bridges, longer
sidings.
It all adds up to getting what you want
where and when you want it, when you
ship Santa Fe.
S&ifi, Santa *pe ad tHe way
For freight and passenger information
see your local Santa Fe Agent
• - A*:; A' ■■ ft/
WEDDINGS, Birthday, Part-
ies, Dinners, Family Gatherings,
all these call for pictures. Call
on Our Town Studio for such
services. 25cg
FLOOR SANDING AND FIN-
ISHING—Wayne Arp, 723 West
4th St.,* phone 137-J or Leon
May, 734 West 4th St., phone
98-w. tf25cg*
THEATRE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
October 25th and 26th
- Prices 12c and 25c
:y
Alan Ladd, Helen Walker
AND
Deadline for Murder
Paul Kelly, Kent Taylor
LAST CHAPTER
“KING OF THE FOREST
RANGERS”
Matinee Saturday at 2 p. m.
FOR SALE OR TRADE—For
smaller box, 7 1-2-ft. 1940 Kel-
vinator electric. Looks and
runs like new. Crawford Motor
Sales, Crawford, Texas. 25pd
OUR TOWN STUDIO has
spent much money for new
equipment, and is now prepared
to take care of your needs in
photography, both in and out of
the studio. Call on us. 25cg
PLUMBING AND BUTANE—
We have plumbing fixtures on
hand that we will exchange for
GI certificates, and also plenty
Butane systems ready to install.
See or call Roy Smith, phone 39
or 346-w. 25eg
FOR SALE—1936 two door
standard Chevrolet sedan. Good
tires and car in A-l condition.
Can be. seen in town or at O. A.
Bryant’s residence on old Og-
lesby road. G. Y. Summers. 25p
FOR SALE—Furniture,' chif-
forobe, rugs, Wood' ■ circulating
heater, dining room . furniture
and severaWsmall articles. Can
be seen any time at Staff House
No. 11, Bluebonnet Ordnance
Plant. 25pd
SUNDAY — MONDAY
October 27th and 28th
Prices 12c and 35c
To Each His Own
Olivia DeHavilland, Mary Ander-
son, Rowland Culver, Virginia
Wells, Philip Terry, Bill Goodwin
and introducing John Lund
Popeye in “Mess Production”
LATE NEWS
Matinee Sunday at 2 p. m.
TUESDAY — WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY
October 29th, 30th and 31st
Prices 12c and 35c
JEROME KERN’S
Centennial Summer
(In Technicolor)
Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde
Linda Darnell, Wm, Eythe
Walter Brennan, Constance Ben-
nett and Dorothy Gish
Late News — Selected Shorts
THURSDAY HALLOWE’EN
MID-NIGHT SHOW, 10:30
The Outlaw
Jane Russell, Jack Buetel
Thomas Mitchell, Walter Hous'ton
Cartoon—Friendly Ghost
For those who didn’t see it be-
fore, here is your opportunity.
(NOTE) Beginning Friday 25th,
the night shows' will Start at ’ '
6:30 p. m; in order that school
Children and ethers may attend
early and out around 8:30 p. m.
WE NOW HAVE A NEWER AND
MORE COMPLETE STOCK OF . . .
RADIOS
TO OFFER . . . FIVE AND SIX
TUBE ELECTRIC. BATTERY AND
PORTABLE TYPE SETS.
ALSO MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC
RECORD PLAYERS—
$33.50 up
FOR GIFT SUGGESTIONS
Drop in and look over our supply of POTTERY.
You are sure to find an item in good taste for any occasion.
Winter will soon be here, and with it the require-
ment of a good heating unit. We still have in
stock a limited supply of heaters—Natural Gas,
Oil Burning and Air Tight or Wood Burning.
WITH THE APPROACH OF COLD WEATHER, there is
always an increase in the need for REPAIRS around
the house. See us for those incidentals. I Our aim is to
serve you in the best manner possible.
NEW ASSORTMENT of Children’s
Wheeled Goods for that early
Christmas Shopping. ... All are
sturdily built and new in design.
$1.90 up
(t Wheel Barrows
p Tricycles
Dump Carts
Hobby Horses
Doll Carriages
Scooters
Skate Scooters
Skates
*36$-
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The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, October 25, 1946, newspaper, October 25, 1946; McGregor, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth890308/m1/5/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McGinley Memorial Public Library.