The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1941 Page: 3 of 8
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February 17. 1M1
THE ARANSAS PASS PROGRESS
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Telephone 39
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Mercer of Aransas
led the tri-county
'Parents and Teachers,
ft Friday at the school
lore took part in a
Iting ceremony in ob-
»f National Founder’s
by Mrs. A. H.
of Refugio, fncluded
{ram were reports from
‘of the three counties,
Bio, Aransas and Refu-
cussion of life member-
endowments by Mrs.
ines of Odem; the elec-
tors. E. C. McDaniels of
le spring conference to
iin Donna, April 3-4; a
the founding of the Na-
jngress by Mrs. S. F.
^of Rockport; a discussion
work in the future by
iper, Taft school super-
and a discussion of
by Mrs. Roy Walbra-
of Refugio.
* * *
.ENTINE
>PER
LaBrier and Zena Ral-
a St. Valentine party
Ingleside community
February 11, honoring
le Schmidt of Kingsville,
:arborough of Kenedy,
Bransford of Houston,
Itherine Busch of Austin,
snographers in Humble’s
,ty couples were present
icipated in games and
after a box supper.
Gene Caudle won first
ir having the prettiest box,
orris was awarded second
d Jean Kindle was given
•by prize.
Scarborough graduated
e University of Texas in
194T1, when she received
t B. A. degree. She was a
)er of the Woman’s Business
tration Alpha, the Cur-
lub, the Glee Club, and the
Council Association. She
,t commercial subjects at
ore last fall.
Schmidt, a business ad-
ration graduate of Texas A.
St It College was a member of
Delta Theta sorority and was sec-
retary in the registrar’s office at
A. and 1.
THE TASTE TEST
makes
|'"es uni.
'rving.
|grinds—
r- With
i>erfect
Oven Fresh Bread
«fNot Sliced, loaf....5c
HSliced, loaf ..........6c
1J Lb. Loaf........10c
Brown, sliced ......7c
Aransas Pass
Bakery and Cafe
was given by the Order of East-
ern Star last Thursday night.
Mrs. Mae Osburn had charge of
the program which was present-
ed after a short business session.
The opening song, “God Bless
America’’ was followed with a
Washington memorial read by
Mrs. Osburn. Mrs. Clara May
Tedford road a descriptive poem
of The Father of Our Country,
after which Mrs. Estelle Dahlman
of Ingleside conducted a quiz
contest.
Refreshments of ham sand-
wiches, potato chips and coffee
were served by the men of the |
chapter to 35 present.
It was announced that the next
meeting will be a called session
on Tuesday, March 4, which will
be the occasion for the visit of
the district deputy, Mrs. Isabel
Whaley of Kingsville. Initiation
is also scheduled. This meeting
on Tuesday, March 4, will be in
place of the regular meeting
which was to have been on
Thursday, March 6.
* * *
GIRL SCOUT TEA
HONORS MOTHERS
A tea, honoring the mothers of
the members was given by the
Senior Girl Scout troop Monday
afternoon, Feb. 17, at the Little
House.
Table appointments carried out
tiie Valentine motif, the center-
piece being a small tree decorat-
ed with tiny candy hearts.
Adrah Ryan , Joy Couchman
and Maxine Williams received
the guests. Refreshments of
heart-shaped sandwiches, and
cookies, spice tea which was
poured by Lillie Mae Walker and
coffee poured by Gene Mae Rob-
erts were served to the guests.
On the program, Clella Kutz,
Dorothy Palmer and Grace Kie-
berger played musical selections
and Joy Couchman gave a read-
ing on the origin of St. Valen-
tine’s Day.
The Senior Girl Scout troop is
sponsored by Miss Margaret Al-
len and Miss Myrtle Hefner is
assistant sponsor.
BETTY RIDGWAY
RETURNED HOME
Miss Betty Rae Ridgway was
returned home Friday from a
; Corpus Christi hospital where
i she was taken the week before
suffering from complications of
mastoid infection and pneumonia.
She is greatly improved and has
been able to be up and about in
the house.
* * *
i Miss Marie Britton visited her
mother in Valera, Texas, from
Thursday to Sunday. She was ac-
companied to Valera by Mrs.
Jerry Burdett of Corpus Christi
and they were accompanied home
by Miss Louise Ash of San An-
tonio who will visit Mrs. Burdett.
* -* *
SCHOOL INSTRUCTION
Friday night, Feb. 28, a school
of instruction for members of the
Rebekah lodge will be conducted
i at the IOOF hall. All members
were urged to be present.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Frautehi
! and family left Wednesday for
j Steprock, Ark., where they will J
| make their home.
* * *
Mrs. Margaret Davis has re
turned from a month’s visit u
Waco and Houston with rela
tives and friends.
Theo Troy smiles after being
named “Miss Happiness of 1941.
Miss Troy will appear as the
“Happiness Girl’’ in a series ot
Admiration Coffee advertisements
to run weekly in this news)
beginning with the week ,o1
ruary 9. In addition, her picture
will appear in natural coloito on
Admiration store displays. Look
for her.
spaper
if Feb
SOCIETIES MEET
HERE THURSDAY
Presbyterian
Church at Port
Is Dedicated
600-Pound Bell
Will Ring: Each
Sunday in Future.
scripture reading and prayer. \
W. A. Scrivner delivered an
address and music was furnished
by the Junior Choir of the Aran-
sas Pasa First Presbyterian
Church, the Young People’s Choir
of the Corpus Christi First Pres-
byterian Church, Mrs. Fern Rod-
man Searcy of Corpus Christi
and Mrs. V. E. Hathaway.
Although it had not been cor-
rectly installed for last Sunday’s
sendees, in the future the tolling
of a 600-pound bell in the belfry
of the new church will summon
people at the port and along the
ESTES NEWS vifcer* Elmer
Dedication services were held
terian Church at Port Aransas
Sunday night with the Rev.
Brooks I. Dickey, superintended
of Home Missions. Presbytery of
Western Texas, delivering the
serfnon to a large congregation.
This will be the first real
church Port Aransas has had
since 1919 although services have
been held In the school building
there and a small Catholic mis-
sion waa^gfected five years
The Kev. George WerftDiehl 6:
color and a duplicate of the
Presbyterian Church at Woods-
boro.
By Mrs. Crompton Sowerbutta
There have been quite a few
residents sick t^is past week,
among them Mr. William*. Mr.
Sowerbutts. and the four-months-
old daughter of Ellmer Barber,
but we are glad to report that all
are now much better.
Mr. Fry has paid his annual
visit to the neighborhood with his
baboon and spider monkeys,
which do all kinds of tricks, in-
cluding imitations of the Texas
bucking broncos.
Ketea people have started plant-
ing their spring gardeni. “—
The business meeting of the
Baptist Woman’s Missionary So-
ciety was canceled Monday be-
cause of the revival which is be-
ing conducted at the church.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Tad Moorhouse
Mr. and Mrs. Boh Moor-
house of this oity~sperrt-4lu: week
. *We Afl-
p" l to Fod.
n'ay enter
Krf>mpnnyt
fffaeh your
1 ..i10*’ you
Int, P,neM
IMarsm Club
■aa *1100.00
^miration
LTI°" Happj.
ON THE HALF SHELL OR IN QUANTITY?
You can get them in any quantity, pints to gallons or on
the half shell. You will find Fresh Oysters a health 'food.
Let us pack a gallon of these fine Oysters to be shipped to
your friends or relatives at reduced price. It costs less than
you think.
OUR RETAIL PRICES ARE GREATLY REDUCED!
COME TO SEE US FOR DETAILS.
Collins’
FISH & OYSTER COMPANY
Members of the Rockport Me-
thodist Woman's Society of
Christian Service met Thursday
afternoon, Feb. 20, in Aransas
Pass with the local society for
the third program of the course,
"The Christian Missions in China j
Today,” which they are studying j
jointly. Mrs. E. G. Cooke, Rock- j
port study superintendent, is j
leader.
Mrs. J. D. Kursell of this city 1
led devotional to open the pro- j
gram and Mrs. Cooke conducted;
a true-false quiz concerning the j
Orient. |
Those who took part on the ,
program and their subjects were j
Mrs. Cooke, who discussed, "The
Assets and Liabilities of China
and the Various Forms of Gov- i
emment Prevailing There”; Mrs. I
Wade Rebouche of this city, "Life j
and Background of the First t
President of China, Dr. Sun Yatl
Sen"; Mrs. Leonard Miller of J
Rockport. "Dynasties of China !
and the Who’s Who of China ; j
Mrs. E. Y. Seale of Aransas Pass. !
"History of Early Missionaries of j
China and Rulers of the Golden !
Age”; Mrs. R. C. Allen, Rockport, J
“Life of Robert Morrison, the
First Protestant Missionary to
China"; Mrs. Miller, “Japan’s Ag-
gression to China and the Twen-
ty-one Demands”; Mrs. C. L.
Roberts, Rockport, The Four |
Contributions of Modem Mis- J
sionaries to China”; Mrs. Cooke, I
"The Closing and Later Re-open- J
ing of the Burma Road.”
Mrs. Cooke concluded the pro- j
gram with illustrations of scenes I
of China today and the work of I
missionaries there. Pearl S.
Buck’s novels on China were used
as references by which some of
the speakers supplemented their j
discussions.
The next meeting will be on
Thursday, March 6, at which time
members will be required to an-
swer roll call with a Chinese pro-
verb.
A social hour followed, with
Mrs. T. H. Hall, Mrs. B. E. Dc-
wald, Mrs. J. A Crockett, Mrs. C.
M. Dwight and Mrs. J. O. Rice
■hostesses. A Washington Day
motif was used in the decorations
and refreshment plates. Little
red hatchets were given as fa-
vors.
Present from Rockport were
Mesdames Miller, Cooke, Roberts.
Allen, H. A Wilems, C. L. Harris,
L. D. Wintterle, J A. Rogers, H.
D. Davidson, J. W Haynes, Mat-
tie Williamson, O. W Williams,
D. L. Doub, J A. Walling, L. A.
W. Townsend and Miss
Edith Eldridge.
Aransas Pass members present
were Mesdames Seale, Rebouche,
Kursell, W. H Rice, C. E. Bertsch,
M. F. Wilson, W. E. Bryant, J. O.
Rice, F. G. Bigelow, Leatha Bell,
H. B. Childress. T H. Hall, C. M.
Dwight, B E. DeWald, Ben Lin-
deman, S. M. John, Byrd Minter,
J. A. Crockett, J. O. Robert, H.
C. Frazier and V. C. Reneau.
* * *
"CHRISTIAN GIVING"
AUXILIARY SUBJECT
Mrs. S. M. BaiTett presented a
program on “Christian Giving” at
the meeting Monday of the Pres-
byterian Woman’s Auxiliary.
Taking part were Mrs. Ritchey
Clendening, Mrs. F. M. Davis,
and Miss Naomi Dinsmore. Mrs.
Ralph Cheyney Rave devotional,
"Stewardship of Money.”
The recently-elected new offi-
cers of the auxiliary will be in-
stalled at next Monday’s business
meeting, it has been announced.
Corpus Christi led in dedication
of the building and the Rev. I end in San Antonio.
Francis M. Davis of Aransas Pass j * * *
gave the invocation while the Get a good dictionary. 9Rc and i
Rev. Paul C. Edgar of Taft led $1.93. The Progress office.
ARANSAS
Electric Co.
Phone 40-J
Day and Night Service
Leave Films Hara
FOR McGREGOR
"MAP SETS"
QUALITY FINISHING
KODAKS TO LOAN1 FILMSI
. . . fighting the desire
to order everything
on the menu ... it all "
looks so delicious.
of HAkkV SC
dV .. CAFE
MARCH of VALUES
BUT—
WE CAN’T CONTROL THE WEATHER
We can Guarantee Lower Food Prices
SPECIALS
FRIDAY ANI) S A T U R I) A Y
Feb. 28-Mar. 1
EOGS_. 16'
Tomatoes Stand*rd No. 2 can
ST. JOSEPHS
Aspirin - reg. 10c box $c
li POUND PKG.
SALT-flat 2 pkgs for $c
READY TO SERVE
Stewed Prunes - lb. can Sc
I. G. A.
HOMINY - Fancy, tall can $c
MUCH MORE
Popped Rice - reg. pkg. 5c
I. G. A. FANCY
Tomato Juice - 10-oz. can 5c
Butter Fresh Country lb. 231
large can 10^
Corn
SEARCHLIGHT
MUTCHES - 3 lor 10c
I. G. A. - EVAPORATED
MILK -- 3small 10c
HI POWER
BLEACH - full quart 10c
Del Monte
Country Gentleman
DEL MO^TE
PEACHES - tall can 10c
REG. 5c BOX
Sliced or Halves
I. G. A. PURE
Potted Meat - 3 cans 10c
JAY TEE • LARGE 14-OZ. BOTTLE ’
CATSUP - - per bottle 10c
SOAP
Palm
Olive
Regular bar 5/
(SWEET VARIETY)
PEAS - Rose Dale 2 N0.2 cans 25c
FANCY
I. G. A.
FLOUR - Extra fancy 24-lb bag 73c
CHOICE
APPLES - Evaporated 2-lbs. 23c
HIND S HONEY AND
Almond Cream - 50c bot. 2 for 49c
INSURANCE
BONDS
F. H. A. LOANS
Immediate Service
ARANSAS PASS
Insurance Agency
First State Bank Bldg.
Telephone BO-W
MEAT DEPARTMENT
Pork Roast,;-:J
bl7^
Pork Chops S 1
biqd
SLICED BACON ss. lb
24?
Weiners £ lb 171^
Salt Jowls -
lb
CHEESE, American s: II
%ki
Dressed Poultry Rockport Oysters - Hot E
larbecue Daily
20c BOX N.B.C.
Vanilla Wafers
l$c
P R 0 D U C E
COLORADO COBBLERS
Potatoes U, 10c
Carrots - fresh, bunch lie
Green Onions - bunch 2*c
CALIFORNIA
Lettuce - - medium head 5c
FRESH GREEN
Cabbage - 2 pounds 5c
Telephone 94
arren
GROCERY & MARKE
RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES
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The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1941, newspaper, February 27, 1941; Aransas Pass, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth896968/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ed & Hazel Richmond Public Library.