The Lavaca County Tribune (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 96, Ed. 1 Friday, December 17, 1948 Page: 3 of 8
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1KWAY JLLC. 17, 1913
BRESLAU BRIEFS
Fred Grant and ,here Tuesday.
of I
John H. Berning
nders of Halletts-
SENSATIONAL
Christmas Card
Sunday eve-
CLEARANCE SALE
Now — While They Last
Bex of 21 or
25 Cards
YOUR NAME
$11
TRIBUNE
OFFICE
Christmas Gifts
Mr.
gifts
First time under
Claus 3 tip
NOW
Suggest a
Mississippi Pedigreed
NICER GIFTS CAN
Stoneville 2B & Dellos 9169
in
See Your Local Dealer Today
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Tomato Growers--Notice
Fire .Works |
Fire Works
We have just received a shipment of the
IMPROVED LLTOMATO SHEETING
29c yard
First Quality - only
Atk about convenient tor mo
Be sure you get your need NOW while our supply lasts,
L LAUTERSTEIN & SON
sBEAL'S CONFECTIONERY & DRUGS?
Lavaca County’s Largest Department Store
HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS
Phone 96
Hallettsville
PHONE 50
cornea"
with
card
•?J do is put
p, set the dial,
in
first
and forget it! In a half-hour
clothes are Live-Water washed
cleaner, rinsed brighter. And
the Rapidry Spin gets them so
dry some are ready for imme-
diate ironing.
here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Novosad.
You'll welcome a Frlgidaire
Automatic Washer this Christ-
mas and remember it for many
Christmases to {come. With this
washer all yoi
in clothes and
We Have A Splendid Line of
Beautiful Christmas Cards.
LAVACA CO. TRIBUNE
--—
KING’S CHOCOLATES FOR
AMERICAN QUEENS.
Schulenburg
and friends
All Steel Typing Table
GIVEN WITH EVERY
MACHINE
(Registered seed direct from the originator — Official
tests show these WONDER cottons lead the field
"DOLLARS PER ACRE”
1201 Hopkins, Yoakum
FOR THE BEST
TYPEWRITER DEAIS
cade.
Colorful Christmas cards have
in a single century become a
loved Yuletide tradition, un-
iversal as Christmas morning
church services and as popular
as Santa Claus himself. More
-than 1.500.000,000 Christmas
card will be exchanged in the
United States alone this year,
according to an estimate by the
National Association of Greet-
ing Card Publishers.
convert ydur sewing ma-
chine into electric machine
at small cost. All work
guaranteed.
KUPKA’S REPAIR
SHOP
SWEET HOME
(94ts)
Carl R. Wagner with
BERNING & WAGNER
Jewelers
For prompt service in
Washing,; Greasing,
Waxing,
Drive into the . . .
HUMBLE SER, STA.
Hallettsville, Texas
C. R. Hrncir, mgr,
been 1848 and award the honor
to an elaborate Christmas gree-
ting card designed In London
in 1846 for Sir Henry Cole, who
had 1,000 copies engraved for
his personal use. ,
Curiousy, Christmas cards
did not win. popular acceptance
In England until the 1860’s.
The first complete line of
Christmas cards in the U. S.
was printed in Boston in 1874
by Louis Prang, a German im-
migrant who later became
known as “Father of the
American Christmas Cards.”
VVithin a few years, Prang’s
silk fringed cards were being
acclaimed as the most beauti-
ful in the world, and he was
actually exporting cards to Eng-
land for sale there.
The popularity of Christmas
cards declined in the 1890’s
when cheaply-printed cards
from Europe flooded the mark-
et. But there was a resurgence
of public interest and good
taste in the 1900’s, and almost
all of the large greeting cards
publishing houses of today
(Q)
@ Rook Your 1949 Cotton Planting Seed
WITH
PRINTED ON THEM.
YOU*
West Point, Dec. 13. —Dear
Mr. Malec: Enclosed please
find $2.00 to extend my Tri-
bune subscription another year,
for I hale to miss a single co-
py. Truly yours, Gerhard Wes-
sels, Jr., R. 1, Box 43.
Hot Mutton Barbecue
At Edwin s Place
Many More on Display — Too Many
To List Here!
If it’s ideas you want — we suggest*
you come straight to Beal’s, where*:*
you will find lots of gilt suggest!ons.X
Opt nmetrist
MAIN STREET
• Al! rarcoiUn inride and out.
♦ Fill; anj emnliec automatically.
Mr. Herman Schrocd ?r
Shiner visited here Saturday.
Mr. Herman Zittleman of
Waelder was in town Saturday
on business.
Mr. Frank Kubicek and Jer-
ry Havel of Shiner were visi-
tors here Sunday.
Mr. Elo
ville visited here Sunday.
Mrs. Paul Geisbers and Mrs.
Julia Zinglemann were visitors
in San Antonio Friday and Sa-
turday.
Mr. Louis Okruhlik of Yoa-
kum visited here
ning.
Paul Sauer of
visited relatives
here last Thursday.
Frank Mueck of Shiner vi-
sited here Sunday.
Mr. John Baros and sons,
Booby and “Doc” of Cost were
in town Monday on business.
Mr. and Mrs." B. M. Harris
of Waelder were business visi-
tors here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Molnas-
key of Shiner were Sunday vi-
sitors in the Rudie Vypral
home.
W. W. Johnson of Flatonia
See or Write
Dewitt A. Poth
EVERY SUNDAY
SHINER, TEXAS
Free pit and plenty of tables
for your parties
located on Highway 200
Fresh and Cured
PIT BAK-B-Q
Every Saturday
Stock & Pohler
Market
Phene 232, Hallettsville
WITHOUT NAME
PRINTED
35c
REPAIRING
Sewing Machines
small
appliances,
all kinds
clocks,
also can
merchant was R. H.
Who operated a dry-
frbm
B. & B. Gin Company
Fertsdi Produce Store
‘ A • ' ■ f
Texas Representatives
EASTERN SEED & SALES COMPANY
Schulenburg, Texas
WHAT
SELECT FROM OTHER THAN?
THOSE WE OFFER YOU FOR THeX
INDIVIDUAL AND THE HOME?
DRESSER SETS — POP-UP TOAS-X
TERS - COMPACTS — FOSTORIA*
CRYSTAL WARE — CLOCKS —f
POTTERY — CIGARETTE LIGH-X
TERS — COCKTAIL SETS — SETS*
OF SILVER — PARKER 51 PEN &*
PENCIL SETS — DRESSER LAMPS
■ I .. :
We have one of the largest supplies♦♦♦
of all kinds oi Fireworks in town.*L
I )rop by and get all you need
F.WDAIRE
Automatic Washer
wJtfc famous live-Water action !
The new
ROYAL
PORTABLE!
MOULTON NEWS
(Jean Johnson, Cor.) «
O the
PagxS ' ‘ ~ •
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WHO SENT 1ST CHRISTMAS CARD?
Mr. and Mrs.
daughter, Norma Ruth, of San
Antonio spent Sunday visiting
Miss Lillie Sockwell.
Mr. and Mrs. George Barg-
mann of Gonzales visited Mrs.
F. T. Fehrenkamp Monday.
Mrs. Luther Turner of Aus-
tin visited in the Paul’ Geis-
ber home Saturday.
Miss Johnnie Marie Autry of
Waelder spent this past week-
end with Miss Etta Sockwell.
Mr. and Mrs, Maston Davis
of Waelder were in Moulton
Wednesday on business.
Leon Jasek and Tommy Hoy-
er of Blinn Jr. College in Bren--
ham were weekend visitors
here.
Victor Fehrenkamp Jr. of A.
and M. College spent the week-
end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Fehrenkamp.
Sgt. and Mrs. Alves Pietsch
of San Antonio visited rela-
tives here over the weekend.
Mrs. Fay Autry and .. .son,
Bidy, and Mr. Rue Hull of
Waelder were visitors here
Sunday evening. ,
Joe Kolar of Prague, Minn,
is spending the winter here
with relatives and friends.
Mr. Joe Adamcik of La and Mr. Bacon of Weimar were
Grange was a business visitorin town Monday* on business.
College Station were visitors to"o.rcman ^vosad of Hon-
our school Wednesday beforeLL^ ,.,;.ue2i-ln5__^?x-raL_ c
Thanksgiving.
The J.U.S. Club are having
a Christmas party Dec. 19.
Since our last “write up” our
boys’ playground ball team de-
feated Moravia and the Mora-
via girls’ volley ball team was
also trounced by the Breslau
girls.
A few days ago Sweet Home
volley ball girls were defeated
by the Breslau girls. 1
Mr. Mitchell, representative
of the Houston Post was a vi-
sitor in behalf of his paper. A
good per cent of our boys ana
girls received prizes by secur-
ing subscriptions.
Don't forget to come to our
Xmas exercises. A treat is in
store for you. Toys comeL
life, carols are sung and even
Santa and his reindeer dash a
cross the stage. Dec. 23rd.
Honor Roll for six weeks
ending Dec. 10,:
9th grade, Frances Marie1
Capak.
7th grade, Vivian Petrich,
Beatrice Starustka, Peggy Lois
Zrsavy.
6th grade, Eugene Drozd,
Vernon Petrich.
5th grade, Rita Berckenhoff,
Elisabeth Ann Vyvial.
4th grade, Anita Berckenhoff.
3rd grade, Vincent Starust-
ka, Doris Berckenhoff.
2nd grade, Evelyn Koudetka,
Daniel Drozd, Howard Petrich.
•1st -grade, Marvin Krcsta, De-
lores Meisetschlaeger.
Our Thanksgiving vacation
is over and we are counting the
days until Christ-mas. We will
have a Christmas pageant de-
picting the dream of two chil-
dren with toys and Santa Claus,
Xmas carols, and poems. Here
is an original verse written by
Betsy Vyvial in English 5:
The Boy and His Sheep
Not ej very long ago
Bobby watched the sheep
just so
Then one day he fell asleep
And he forgot to watch the
sheep.
A big gray wolf went running
by
Bobby woke up and began
to cry
Seme hunters heard Bobby
cry.
And the wolf was never
again seen running by
The turkey donated by
and Mrs. Arthur Spies was a-
warded to Mrs. Roberts of
Nordheim.
Alice Berckenhoff sold the
most tickets. Our room clear-
ed nearly $40. Thanks Mr. and
Mrs. Spies. ,
The 7th grade English class
wrote letters to pupils in the
seventh grade of a rural school
in Ontario Canada. The an-
swers were very interesting.
Tyrus Timm, little daughter
Susan, and Mrs. Padgett of
Who really sent the first
Christmas carct-and when-- ’is
a historic controversy that has
never been settled.
The chief con lenders for the
hohor are an obscure 16-year-
old' engraver’s apprentice in
London, a famous British lord,
and a dry goods merchant in
Albany, N. Y.
The historic first Yuletide
card was probably designed in
the 1840’s about the time the
U. S. Government issued its
Wrst postage stamp and Char-
les Dickens’ famous novels were
teaching England “how to keep
Christmas well.”
The
Pease,
goods store in Albany
1834 to 1856. Sometime during
that period, he commissioned
an artist named Forbes to
draw the Christmas card that
was certainly the first
America, and perhaps the
in the world. '
Combining sentiment
business, the lithographed
had a line of rustic lettering
across the top reading “Pease’s were founded during that de-
Great Variety Store In The
Temple Of Fancy.” Beneath
appeared the formal Christmas
greeting and several panels
showing a family group, toys,
a Christmas dinner, and a was-
sail bowl.
Unfortunately, Forbes put no
date on the card. Greeting card
publishers-who would like to
claim world-wide honors for
the U. S.-are still searching
attics and old trunks in up-
state New York for evidence
that will finally settle the my-
stery.
The official title-holder is
William Maw Egley, who was
only 16 when he designed his
Christmas card in a London |
garret in 1842 and printed 100
copies for his friends. Typi-l
cally English, the card pictures
the Christmas pantomime I
“Harlequin and Columbine,” a'
puppet, skaters outdoors, and a'
formal banquet. ,
Because the date on the card
is slightly obscured, some his-;
toriaijs contend it might have
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Malec, Walter. The Lavaca County Tribune (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 96, Ed. 1 Friday, December 17, 1948, newspaper, December 17, 1948; Hallettsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1178873/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Friench Simpson Memorial Library.