The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1958 Page: 2 of 4
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Friendly Newspaper
THE FLATON1A ARGUS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1958
IHE FLATON1A ARGUS
Geo. W. Bridges
Established Jan. lt 1375
Your Friendly!
-----Idgei
Owner and Publisher
Entered as second class
■Utter at the post office at
Flatonia, Texas under the
Act of March 8, 1879.
MULDOON NEWS
. each Thursday
In The Argus building,
Penn Ave.. Flatqnia. Texas
Post Office Box 188,
i Flatonia, Texas
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Year ........ «2 OO
«* Month........Ji:S
Outside of Texa,
??**•** $2.50
Six Months ... . T'7$1.50
L. W. Miller Jr. of Gold-'ieff and Debbie Mr. and
thwuite and Miss Peggie | Mrs. Harry Luetiers visited
last Sunday ui Victoria-with
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Lued-
ers.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Big ley
and family and’J. W. Null
visitgd last Sunday after-
noon with Mr, and Mrs.
tmcunit
&9S*
Kenz of Breuham visited
With Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Miller last week-end. *
Kermit Speed and Mr.
Porter-of Kansas City, Kan.
visited - last week with Mr,
and Mrs. Andy Speed.
■ l-ast .Week-end visitors -o^ Wayne-Null at Black Jack.
Mf. and Mrs. Jim Helton
were Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Bateman, Mrs. R. S,. I.abyer
aiid family. Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Atkins, all of Houston,
Mr. and Mrs. ft. M. Worslev
and family- of Corpus
('hristi. Tommy returned
home will'Mr. and Mrs. At-
kins.
Jh-1-wn.t.—v isil'ori ■■—tri"*-1 Hir-
SPEF.D NECESSARY
■ it true * that .'wild
beasts u.1 the jungle wn'n'-l
hurm you if you ejirrv u
blazing torch?”
-•‘All depends," said the
explorer, ”on how Tast- you
carry it.*’
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. War-
ren and family of Lake
Jackson visited - with Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Warren last
week-end.
Last week-end visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. ft. W......I’jJnum
wcrcrMr. anil Mrs. J. <:.
Richardson., (’has. Henry
returned home with his
purr n't “ 1 “**
News of Cistern
Community
(Mr«. Gertrude Pavlica,
Corr.)
Consolidation Defeated
The election of Aug. 27
to determine whether or not
[the Flatonia Independent
School District and the Cis-
tern Kara] High School 'Dis-
trict should consolidate re-
sulted Ip 77 votes against
consolidation and .39 votes
for consolidation.
Our school opened
Sept. 2. • .- *
. m?
on
Brevities From
Bethany
CARD OF THANKS
of Houston
I wish to thank my rela-
tivetwand friends for the
nice things they did for me
on my 89th birthday; those
who sent cards, letters, pres-
ents, and food; and. to Mrs.
Xonie .McCrorey and
I.eXie Barnes for’the- beW
Jimmy Bohac
and Audrey Helton of Wei-
mar visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Reuben "Helton .and
family Sunday.
Sunday visitors of Mr.
tfnd. .Mr?. Elijah Holstien
ana Mrs, S.• A. Fulkerson
were Mr. and Mrs. Charlie]- '
Fulkerson and children of-[ -Hi- and Mrs. Vendgline
Eagle Lake, Mr. ;md Mrs.-f IVpisjl and daughters of
Charlie Fulkerson and'chit- Ifou-toji, .Mr. and Mrs.'Lon-
ful flowers, visits, and pray-
er. God bless vou all.
.Mrs.' Iola Wright
Mr.
Hayes, Mr an^M^te^
M. Clark and Stephanie and
Mr. and Mrs. William Ku*
bala attended the Veterans
Labor Day celebration in
Weimar Sunday.
.. Mr. and Mrs. StelLCosch
and Moony ne Gosch of
attended (he Wed-
ding in San Antonio oh Am:
30 of Frank Fred Kich-
man-Jr. *'
Church Notes
^.Holy, Mgssesl
Friday of the "
5, will be at I
morning and I
evening.
dren of Flatbnla. Mr. and 1 nie Gilbert Garbade of Col-
Enjoying Vacation . , , Mrs. Finis Fulkefson and lvge .Station were: holiday
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kim- [JUtmea..u£.Lmi.Xcuws, X,-M,—^eek »ntLv idW»-of Mr.-and
caba and Billy accompanied ' Those -•viAitiftg Mr. and ' Mrs. Bonnie Pospisil. The
Mr and Mrs. Leroy Richtyr | Mrs. Sam ||.»p'pe,v are Mrs. Gai'bades also visited with
and boya of Flatunia to Aus- I>oei.a .Marat Ronnie Jem . ^>'. and Mrs. L. G. Garbade
kui. Monday1 wheiu''lll'PV f'SL- !""an<f7 T In is, \Vf Angcle.-.,! lws.k>. ’
DR. D. R. TAYLOR
OPTOMETRIST
Eyes Examined
■ , '• Gfasses Fitted
Lenses - Duplicated
Frames Repaired or
Replaced
Night Appointments
Phone 353, Box 6G8
LA p.bamp.f _„
School Begins
-The school I
19&8-59 starteil
Sept. 2, at St.
olic School in
wish the Sist^
children the
La Grange
Chiropractic* Clinic
E. L. FITZPATRICK, bo.
Office Hours: 9 a. m. to 12
‘il°0Ib 2 p: m, to (i.p, on- <m
Monday, WcdndKday and
« T»U-lil.llLKoon.
°» Tuesday and Thursday
Other Times By
Appointment Only
221 East Travis — Ph. 88
f rane, Mrs Beatrice Parker
of Colony, Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Lee Hart and Jja Dean of
Alice,
Bobby Luedera left Sat-'
rwlffty to enter hi* second
year-nt Del Mar College in
Corpus Christi.
Mr. and Mbs Joe. M,
KfciJy, Mr, and Mrs. KvOt-
ett Cherry-and Martin re-
port a good fishing trip last
Mrs. Ed
of Ib.Us-
-1 Bill Parker home were Mr. -Mr. and .Mrs, E. L. Big-1 Antonio, visiting places Calif.. .Mi . and
and Mrs. Clarence Haiti-"jJvy.. and' family ‘were ip It},! j?*^alrftig the way. j Fathering and Gm
nion and • children, - Mr.-. 1 Houston |jfl?t Friday to see he Richters are wijoying t ton, 4Vl,r. and Mr-.-■Itglainl
Alaodie ^llaniMioH. all id I John -Edwards doctor. The |-a . .weeks vacation. ^ 11 ;e \\ k *< > f -1.1 > 11 v- f >e .-ft-h, 'at ft.
doctor fitted him" with ap " ' ■ Mr; and Mas. Alarvin.Jjy,
•|>air of Jow-.quarter shoes 1 ' y.- F J Carolyn, Ricky of-■ An-
without braces to wc!tr. I .■ *<!‘1X Janecka and
Personals
Mr. a nil Mr|
‘aaid yliildj
Mr. and Mrs, L. J. Ivy and
Cbas. William ol‘ Ringgold
visited last week with iiis
mother, Mrs. Effie Ivy.
Joe Marshall Kelly left
last Tuesday for Lockhart,
where ho will do practice'
fRls Christi,
. . Messrs. Wallace ami
ffiinv Clieiry attended a
family reunion of . the
teaching for nine* weeks.
Tommie ■ Lee .Ray
of
vyccjy at lfoyhiFort- and <'or- Houston'-was at home, over
WE INSTALL
exhausts, mufflers a
TAIL PIPES
On Ail Models .and Makes
-of Passenger Cars
1__Texaco Products
Gates Tires
NIEMANN
Cherry family at Buchanan
Dam the past week-end.
Mr. add Mrs. . Everett
Cherry and Martin have, re-
turned -*to ' theft-* home vin
Sonora. '. *
Last week j'.isjtors of Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Cherry
were Mr. and Mrs. Duncan
Hale of Texas. City.
Week-end Visitors of Mrs.
Sallie Ivy were Mr. and
Mrs. Jr* Ivy, Mr. and Mrs.
Ross Ivy and fifmily of
Angleton, Mr.
Clarence Ham
Mrs. Maudie
and Mrs.
)nd and
load of
or Day. .«*
U.—-tend- -Mrs. Harrell
Rightmesi of. Schulenburg,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Seale’and
daughter of-El Campo spent
last week-end in the Chas.
Rightmer home. Mrs. Seale
and daughters remained for
a few days visit.
’ L»st week visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. William Cherry,
were Mr. and Mrs. Fred M*.
Hunt and son, Cooper, of
Batoj) Rouge, La.
children visited i.n the.Wil-
bert Eltts ITbrno in Austin 011
Thursday.
Friday, the group visited
New Braunfels, San Mar-
cos, Fredericksburg, and
idored the Tekas Museum:
the capitol, and othir places
of interest.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Haw-
ami family of Smftb-
tonio, Mr. and Mrs. Walter]
Mai'burger of l.iiddingv, Mr.
and .Mrs. Gene- J tinea of I
Praha Were Sunday visifofs1
of .Mr. and Mrs. .Joe Ivy. 1
Billy -Holstien • of Fla-1
tonia visited with Mr. andi
Mrs. Elisha Holstien one J
.day last, weiekv - - • ■ „. j
Friday & Saturday Specials
NO. 2 CAN DOLE CRUSHED PINEAPPLE
CANS BROWN BEAUTY BEANS
3 CANS HUNTS TOMATO SAUC*
i ARGE SIZE POST TOASTIES
I LB. BOX NBC CRACKERS
REG. RINSO BLUF. .............
- TT\XT\EITSTIAKERY & GROCERY
Ed Walker, Prop.
Phone PR 6-3733
COLONY NEWS—
ville were Wednesday eve-
ning guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Delphine Janecka.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
Brunner of near Flaionia
wdfe visitors in the Edward
V inklarek home Wednesday
•evening.
. Mr and Mrs. Felix Hueb-
Otfr. Aft.s. Robert Brunrtej;
aud daughter of Rowena are
here visiting relatives and
lriends.
pr Mujddoft ’Visliafiwi’ili
Mr. a an Airs. John McClan-r'
(Mrs. A. C,*4!owan, Corr.)
Sick Folk.
Mrs. Bessie Needham and
Miss Lorene Brown are on
list. We
Miss Margaret Laux of
ban Antonio was a holiday
week-end visitor of . her
mother, Mrs. F. W. Laux.
ahan Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hatch , J
were at home over the Hi
week-end. *
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Me-j
Clanahan of Muldoon visit-1
twl in" the Reuben .kelton-j
home Monday night.
•Mr. and Mrs. Laddie Or-
sak and Herbert Harold
■Rjetz- visited . with Mrs. due
f Orsak in the Columbus Hos-
pital .Thursday night. Mrs.
Orsak had undergone eye
surgery the • first of the
week.
Make Our Store Headquarters
For fishing equipment, rods, reels, and baits of all
kinds; ammunition—shotgun or metallic shells.
Shelf hardware, tools of all kinds, water supply,
material, plumliing.
OUR PRICES ARE ALWAYS IN LINE
Win. Stein Hardware Co.
\ - * — Since 1882 t
•H-l-l I 1 I I 1 1-1-H 11 MI I 1 I I 1 I 1 I "H-l IIIIIIIH'IIIII I"1 H"l
town spent tl|
with ,,Mi\ .and
Migl and fam|
John', Migl.
Labor Day v|
home of Mr. an!
Yoldaii and Jol
and Mrs.- Daniel
Mike of Scaly,
George Voldan|
. Mr. and
.ter, Mr. and Mrl
dan jr. and chf
El Campo, and|
- Barcak*»d -bo»
Mri ancP
*Mr ami Mrs. Jins lUd"■11111
and Mr. and M|
sek and 01
spent the wee!
Antonio with-^l
Johnny Jasek ar
Ernest Jasek.
Sunday visit!
home of Mr. ai
* Holub and .chi
Mr. and Mrs. E|
and boys of El
Mr. and
Cerny and i
spent the weekj
Mr. “and Ml
Masek; Mikg.
Hockley, Mr.
Henry Migl e
Cistern, Mr, ar
nest Janek, Hell
Nancy Barta, alf
burg, spent Sur
- -with -Mr^ end-
I*, and Mrs.
V..
W. Lued-
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GROCERIES
’ .A
GLADIOLA FLOOR, 5 Lhs.
SUN VALLEY OLEO, 1 Lb.
WESSON OIL, Qt
UPTON TEA, 1-1 Lb. n.
REDBIRI) YAMS, No. 2‘/2
NIBLETS CORN, 2 For
Un. Williams ('ut Beans, 2 For
I-DOLE PINEAPPLE JUICE, 16 Oz.
Libby’s Deep-Minted Pineapple, No. 2 Me
LIBBY’S FRUIT COCKTAIL, No. 2*/2 37c
Heinz Strained Baby Food, 6 For
NABISCO CRACKERS, 1 Lb.
JELLO, Ass’t., 3 For
STA1UK1ST TUNA
MEATS
PORK C HOPS, 1 Lb.
VEAL 7-STKAK, 1 Lb.
VEAL ROUND STEAK, 1 Lb.
TH1UK-SL1CEI) BACON, 2 Lbs.
65c
69c
85c
$1.29
II O IJ S E II O L I) NEEDS
TREND, 2 For
JERGENS SOAP, 5 For
NIAGARA STARC H
CHARM IN TISSUE, 3 For
T—
Cl’S. Oi
’iudder. Mr. a
lay spent Sunday • afternoon
1 -
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r. %•
7^1
W:
•* •
• V‘
^ ^ ^ J '
fc-r
17- ■’, : -
Migl and BeatrJ
. V ■**■■’*£*■
35c
31c
18c
25c
Grieve’s Foodcraft Store
Joe Grieve,"Prop. ■
Dial PR 6-3384
Wwelder spent. *! Tuesday
afternoon tvifli Her sister,
Mrs. Bessie Needham. Mrs.
Collins was driving her new
V h rysler. Congratul at ions.
Mr. and Mfs. Enoch
Needham were business vis-
itors ip Weimar. {Sunday.
The former .Mrs, Milton I
Blackwell and sister of Fort
Worth spent Monday night
in the J. Q. Terrell home. !
Mr. and*Mrs. Billy Sellers
and Janice of Flatonia
spent Labor Day in the E.
M. Sellers home.
Miss Faye Guy no and
Billy Brown of West "Colum-
bia. spent the week-end
with 'his moth*'r,«Mrs. Ida
Brown, apd sister, Lorene.
Mrs. Mollie Richardson
returned home Saturday
from Pasadena, where she
has been visiting her son,
Buster, *who is some better,
but still seriously ill.
Mrs. Laufa Verble and
son, Larry, of Beaumont
speiitthe week-end in their
country home in Colony.
—Mrs:—La urn—Gosch and
Lorine Beale were in Shiner
Saturday on business.
Mrs. Laura Verble visited
in the Lackey home Friday
night.
—JtHss—Eli/, a—Litckey n
Ellen Ware visited Mrs.
Iola Wright and Mrs. Opal
llolubec in Flatonia Friday.
ISIHf
• ' j
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PREACHERS...
Should preach ortly one ser-
mon or so a year. People are
ag-ainst sin anyway, so why
harp on it?
Meet Your |
“ at^ti
* FRIENJ
TAVE1
John Voldan
Edwin|
TRA.FFIO LIGHTS
Should be turned off at dan-
gerous intersections to save
electricity. Everybody knows
it’s a dangerous spot and
that is sufficient.
FLATONIA,
•A '
TEACHERS
Do not need to review lessons.
Tell the Children just once
and they’ll never forget.
SERVll
WE ADJUST. «
REPAIR AUTC
BRAKES,OF
Texaco Prodi
Gal
HIGHWAY POLICE
‘ Stop driving up and down the
highways. No need to cau-
, tion drivers by patroling the
highways. Drivers know the
law and should obey.
NIEMAl
SERVICE S']
Flatonia,
OUT-OF-TOWNERS
HAD IT FIGURED
A fugitive scientist front |
a horror picture dreamed
-up a serum that brought in-1
j animate objects to life. He
I tried it out on the statue of |
a great general. Sure
That advertise in the local
paper-and mail ordei^ firms
that send out catalogues are
wasting their money. Every-
one knows what is sold in the
stores in town and they’ll all
shop at home.
One Call
Does It
enough, the
quiver and
statue gave a
genera
Creaking a bit in the join;-,
climbed down from the
pedestal. The scientist was j
I'vcrijivod. 1 have
you lire.” he exulted. "Now
tell me, what is the first
] thing you’re going to do
with it?”
“That's e
General, ripp:
his holster,
shoot about
pigeons.”-
easy."
PPing
. ‘T
_jcasfifed_i
a gun from
m- _
two million
—*-*r-
But if you are one of the foolish kind — like the Notre
Dame Cathedral that has stood for six centuries but
still rings the bell every day to let people know it is still
there — and believe in continuous, profitable advertis-
ing^ fhonvnn will wqpf fn advrefW in-the ■ —
We're geared
front door. Eve
may require
One stop, unde
and convenien
Enjay jppnlting
THE FLATONIA ARGUS
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Bridges, George W. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1958, newspaper, September 4, 1958; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth989496/m1/2/?q=WAR+DEPARTMENT: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.