The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1970 Page: 2 of 12
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Cards of Thanks
fBallinger Memorial Hospital=
Ballinger Manor
Card of Thank*
CLASSIFIED ADS
Patient Reports
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or
Griffie Atkins
For information, contact
Ballinger, Texas
Brorite Highway
CREWS
and pur-
Directors
Mr*. Raymond Kurts
Directors
MfiNetty, medical, ad-
ad-
Baile
the
ad-
Wanted
In appreciation
MISCELLANEOUS
or call
separate bids
Higginbotham
UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY
Will Be Open
Call u* for Mrvic* on your electric and g«* appliance* dr
I, largo living room
kitchen — double garage —
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
Saturday
double
December 26
1971 New Cars
We Will
Grant
Marilyn Perry
Have Arrived
. Fer Inventory
Insurance
NMfa
•A
medical, ad-
16, dismissed
I, $6.95ebewhere. No'
change of address to r<
dition — ca
earport — uti
Ballinger Riding Club
Mrs Clyde Gabbert, sec
We Can Design And Build
Your Kitchen Cabinet.
Thompson, medical,
December 20.
medical, ad-
17, dismissed
James B. Dankworth, medical,
admitted December 5, dismis-
sed December 15.
Ernesto Reyes, medical, ad-
mitted1 December 9, dismissed
December 18.
Willie Caldwell, medical, ad-
mitted December 10, dismissed
December 16.
Lena Wakefield, medical, ad-
mitted December 11, dismissed
December 23.
Rosa B. Gomez, medical, ad-
mitted December 12, dismissed
December 18.
Bertha F. Stovall, medical,
admitted December 15, dismis-
sed December 17.
Almeda Burks, medical, ad-
’Page 2—Section One, Thursday, December 24, 1970
The Ballinger Ledger, Ballinger, Texas
Editor'* Note
Ing atory wa* v
of the redden
Acre* Nursing f
a former school
•tory she ha* w
Established l«l
Serving the Rowena
^Second Class Postage Paid at Ballinger, Texas
EXHAUST SYSTEMS
dangerous. We can elim-
( this hazard by installing
you a New Muffler and Tail-
pipe. Bissett Tire Store. 32-tfc
MUSICIANS WANTED — For
Country and Western band. NO
drunks, no addicts. Call 365-
2015 after 6 p m. 50-3tc
EXCELLENT STOCK FARM
located on pavement -
well* water — half in
vation. All mineralo
mile* from town.
RELATIVELY NEW SERVICE
STATION for rent or lease.
Good location. Plenty driveway
and parking space. Cheap rent-
al; wonderful opportunity for ag-
gressive person. Call 365-2118,
Ballinger, Tex. 40-tfc
My heartfelt thanks too all
my friends in Ballinger, for the
visits, 'cards and food, your
many words of sympathy in the
loss of my beloved brother,
Grady C Atkins, San Jose. Cali-
fornia.
J. B. Nunn
Frank Moore
Ysidro Martinet
>AW SHARPENING — AU
.ypes of saws. Darby’s, 13th
Street, 865-2722. 45-tfc
Cables—Motors
Tin Can*
Copper — Radiator*
Bra** — Batter!**
STOP EXCESSIVE tire wear -
and improve your driving sta-
bility with new Shock Absorbers
and Front End Alignment.
Bissett Tire Store. 32-tfc
than 5:00 p.m.,
1971, to be con-
Star Gas Com-
the right to re-
all bids. Submit
for each cottage
and identify cottage by number.
Dec. 21, 24, 31,
Jan. 4, 7, 11, 14, 18.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF RUNNELS
TO THE RESIDENT QUALIFI-
ED VOTERS OF VALLEY
CREEK WATER CONTROL
DISTRICT:
Take Notice that an election
will be held on the 12 day of
January, 1971, at the places, in
the "manner, and for the candi-
dates for the office of said dis-
trict, as set forth in the attach-
ed copy o!f an order for direc-
tors’ election, duly entered by
the Board of Directors of said
above mentioned district on the
16 day of November, 1970. Said
attached Order for Directors’
Election is made a part of this
notice for all intents
poses.
Hugo Vogelsang
President, Board of
Duncan Hensley
Secretary, Board of
Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28
mitted December 15, dismissed
December 17.
Surie Jackson,
mitted December
December 17.
IJvIlIIO uvvv nil,
mitted December
December 22.
Winter*
Mrs. Eloyd Casias, obstetri-
cal, admitted December 13, dis-
missed December 16.
Rowena
Edward A. Jean, medical, ad-
mitted December 18, dismissed
December 19.
Birth* reported:
A daughter to Mr. and Mrs.
Perry L. Ruddick of Ballinger.
DON’T GET CAUGHT with Bad
Let us Relign Your
tor Sure Safe Stops.
Tire Store. 32-tfc
Kozelsky Cabinet Shop
J-4 605 Novit* Road
Ph. 754-4713, Winter*, Tex.
FOR SALE
All buildings on Leroy’s Place
formerly Martin’s ,Inn. Come or
call Paul Halfmann, Rowena,
Texas. Phone 442-3781. 50-4tp
With
comes a
t.
bcM holid
ever, ex
FOR SALE — ’63 Chrysler Im-
perial. Needs some work. $250
cash or trade for pickup or
economy car of equal value.
Call 365-2015 after 6 p.m. 50-3tc
GIVE a Saf-T-Loc Gun Rack to
him for Christmas for his pick-
up. Stops gun theft. Ballinger
Drive-In & Ice House. 46-7tc
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for all the courtages shov®
our organization by The Bal-
linger Ledger and Radio Sta-
tion KRUN, we would like to
express our sincere apprecia-
tion.
We wish for all of you a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.
THANK YOU
Ballinger Young Homemakers.
You'll never know the thrill
we had when we received your
Christmas package. We were oat
at sea and morale was running
a bit low. We shared the candy
with all the fellows who
thoroughly enjoyed it. One other
fellow (from Texas) received a
similar package from the Young
Homemakers at Dei City.
We shall always cherish the
thoughtfulness of Texas Young
Homemakers.
A03 Michael Barnett
FOR SALE — 216 acres of land
in west part- of Runnels Coun-
ty, on paved highway. For furth-
er information write Box 576,
Ballinger, Texas 768J1. 46-tfc
For Sale
Flats—Beams
Pipes
Angles—Channels.
CALL Mrs. F. A. Chick for
SUPERIOR EXTRACTS — any
flavor. Pho. 365-3255. 50-4tp
For
• Building Materials
Of All Kinds
DON'T BE FAT
MONAD EX will help you lose
weight. MONAD EX is a tiny
tablet and easily swallowed.
Start losing weight now. Con-
tains no dangerous drugs and
does not make you nervous.
MONAD EX reduces your desire
for excess food. Helps you eat
less — so you weigh less. For
your health’s sake — get rid of
excess fat. You must lose ugly
fat or your money will be re-
funded by your druggist with
no questions asked. MONADEX
costs $3.00 and is sold with this
guarantee by Keel Drug — ....
Ballinger — Mail Orders Filled.
Mrs Lula Harris from San
Antonio and her son, B. E. Har-
ris, a counselor at Guantanamo
Bay. Cuba, will spend Christmas
with Mrs. Harris' sister, Misses
Ollie and Zaza Chenoweth. Mrs.
J. A. Barton of Comanche, a
former Ballinger resident, spent
the past week in the Chenoweth
home.
Ballinger
Salvage Co
> mey appear In this newspaper will be corrected upon due notice being
-.Subscript ion Rate*: Runnels County and Ballinger trade territory
Ballinger
Salvage Co
~FOR SALE
LONE STAR GAS COMPANY
proposes to sell its two struc-
ton^K Cottages Nos. 243 and
244 situated at Compressor Sta-
tion Site and Pipeline Headquar-
ters, located in the Northeast
section of Ballinger, Runnels
County, Texas.
Sale will be made to the high-
est bidder, for cash on an as is’
baqto. The successful bidder will
be required to pay 'appropriate
sales tax in addition to the bid
submitted. The successful bid
der will have 60 days after re-
ceipt of a Bill of Sale to remove
the structure. Bids shall he sub-
mitted two (2) ways as follows:
£ Remove the structure,
up and remove all foun-
materials, rocks, bricks,
etc., leaving the premises in a
good and orderly condition.
Remove the structure
obligation to remove
foundation.
Submit written bids to
Lone Star Gas Company, 301
South Harwood Street, Dallas,
Texas 75201, Attention: Henry
E. Bell, Building Management
Department, Project Coordina-
tor, not later
January 31st,
sidered. Lone
pany reserves
If you need a winch truck,
new or used truck tractor gas or
diesel, grain or dump truck,
walk in or step van, new or
used pickup — Scout — Travel-
all. Loboy — Cattle — Dump —
Grain or machinery trailers,
used winches, beds, tires,
wheels, motors, transmission
etc. Then call us 817-725-2181
Cross Plains, Texas. Johnston
Truck & Supply. 50-4tc’
Dr. J. L. Ohlhau»*n
Chiropractor
Hutching* Av*.
Ballinger, Toxa*
16-tfc
First
National
Bank
Of Rowena
CE —Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any pertoe
or crFporRtfon wbick n»ay appear In thia newspaper will be corrected upon due notice being
Classified Advertising Rates |1.0u minimum charge 1st inser-
tion; 75 cents minimum per insertion thereafter. Maximum 20
words allowed. Additional worls, 5 cents per word first insertion;
4 cents per word thereafter. Initials, abbreviations and figures
(except telephone numbers and house numbers count as one word
(except telephone numbers and house numbers) count as one word
Classified advertising is cash in advance except for customers
with regular accounts. Legal advertising: 5 cents per word fflfst
Insertion, 4 cents per word thereafter. Cards of Thanks, $1 50.
State Medicaid program is the same for
nursing homes. It does not cost any more
any less to have the finest.
Dec. 28th And 29th
MORGAN MOTORS
We make our plans, but the
final outcome is in God’s hands
Prov. 16-1.
Guests of Mrs. Effie Dietz
during the week have been O. Z.
Foreman and Coleman, Mrs.
Althia Self, Mrs Lillie Osborne
and Selma.
Dinner guests Sunday.^ the
Burley Campbell horde were
Mr and Mrs. J. M Martin of
San Angelo and Mr and Mrs.
M E. Campbell of Abilene. The
Campbells visited with her
brother, J. ,J. Warren, in Abi-
lene. He is ill.
Guests in the Noble Faubion
home last week were Messrs
and Mesdames Virgil Fisher,
L. A. Faubion, Sam Faubion
and Paula. Calvin Hoppe, Ches-
ter McBeth. Mrs Buford Goode
of Big I-ake. W A. Pape and
Bradley, Jack Pape and son,
Mrs. Patsy Grohman and Mary
and Mrs Louella Rampy of
Ballinger.
Mr. and Mrs. Travis Ford and
Shane from Rising Star. Mr.
and Mrs Ixmnie Gibbs and
Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Con-
nie Mac Gibbs, Kenny and Tam-
my. were dinner guests Sunday
with Mr and Mrs. Connie Gibbs.
Willie Hale of Ballinger,
Harold and Bennie AUcorn of
Talpa and Mr and Mrs. Harold
Braggs from Glen Cove were
guests in the A S AUcorn home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bedell and
Mrs. Minni* Bennett of Cole-
man visited with Mrs. Cora
Petrie Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Marvin Gerhart.
Sherri and Scott, were dinner
guests Sunday in the Delbert
Kruse home
Those visiting with the Clyde
Brevards diying the week end
were Mr and Mrs. Joe Kerby
and children of Riverside, Cali-
fornia, Mrs. Thora Irwin of
Heber, Arizona, and Mr and
Mrs. Marvin Hale and Mrs.
Lemma Fuller of Coleman.
Judy and Jim Chapman of
Winters spent the week end with
their grandparents. Mr and
Mrs. Hazel Dietz.
Friends of Mrs. Noble Faubion
surprised her with a Christjnas
party Tuesday afternoon Those
present were Mrs Quincey
Traylor. Mrs. Burley Campbell,
Mrs. Theron Osborne. Mrs. Ray
mond Kurtz, Mrs. Ralph Me
Williams. Mrs Effie Dietz. Mrs
Arthur Kerby. Mrs. R J Mor
rison and Mrs. Odie Matthews
Refreshments of cookies and
coffee were served.
Mrs Johnnie Denspn of Pass
dena. Texas, arrived hy plane
Saturday morning to spend the
holidays with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Junior Fuller and oth
er relatives.
A baby shower was given Sat-
urday night in the home of Mrs.
Junior Fuller for two grand
babies. Mark Shane Mathis and
Jennifer Gay Denson. Hostesses
were Mrs Wayne Johnson and
Mrs Rosa Burns More than
35 guests were present -
Mr and Mrs. Che«ter McBeth
attended funeral services for
their cousin. Lamar*' Thaxton,
in Abilene Saturday. -
Mrs. Bill Villers, Jimmy and
Peggy from San Angelo are
week end guests with the Ray-
mond Kurtz family.
See
Kettler
Lumber Co
Ralph pettier, owner
Phon* 442-2011
Mrs. Joan O’Connor
Administrator at the Nursing Home
The Ballinger Ledger
Monday and Thursday at 711 Hutchings Ave., Ballinger, Tex. 76821
3 wheel scooters (used by Post
Office) 2 cyh air cooled engine,
elec, lights; starter, etc. Over
SO to i pick from. 817-725-2181.
Cross Plains, Texas, Johnston
Truck £ Supply. 5O-8tc
'' L. 1 » ----——
The cost at Ballinger Manor under the
all
Dub’s
Welding
Certified Welder
Portable and Shop
Welding
South Ballinger
Ph. 365-3238
W. E. Robinson
Ballinger Appliance & Hardware
Phon* 36*4336
We WIH Appreciate Your
Roofing
Busin***. It's Now . . .
Kent Elliott
Roofing Co.
1212 N. Monroe
PHONE 655-2300
ENroV’eflBKtyKving in Norton.
2b acres, 6"room fcwwT, plenty
water, pecan & fruit trees. For
full information contact Mrs.
Nunn, Ramdy Real estate, 2241
South 1st, Abilene, Texas 79605.:
48-8tc
ANTIQUES' — bottles, glass-
ware of all kinds, furniture, odds
. See the baek room bar-
Hambright Drug. 18-tfc
—U----------
> and INSTALL carpets
at al kinds. The latest in colors
and textures, darby’s. 21-tfc
NOTICE—My business relation
with the Ballinger Electric Co.
terminates Dec. 31, 1970. There-
fore I will not be responsible
for any indebtedness with this
firm after this date.
Cart Murman. W-ltc
; Whopping Big Piano Sale.
Nowr in progress. 30% off factory prices Beet
makes, newest finishes. If you’ve always want-
ed a piand, now is your chance. Terms if you
wish. Comeilook. For information locally, see
or call Hattie Mae Dunlap, 365-3250.
alLen music company
1404 South Oakes
Pati*nt» in Ballinger Memo-
rial Hospital at mid-week ware:
Ballinger
Mrs. Ollie Floyd, medical, ad-
mitted November 15.'
Mrs. Mollie Puckett, medical,
admitted December 5.
Ralph McShan, medical,, ad-
mitted December 13.
Cal Adair, medical, admitted
December 13.
Henry C. Tarver, surgical, ad-
mitted December 14.
Jewell C. Parr, medical, ad-
mitted December 16.
Mary Fikes, medical, admit-
(ed December 16.
R. D. Travis Sr., medical, ad-
mitted December 16.
, James T. Moreland, medical,
admitted December 18.
Victoria F. Leonard, medical,
admitted December 19.
Mrs. Una V. Doose, medical,
admitted December 19.
Mrs. Perry L. Ruddick, ob-
stetrical, admitted December 20.
Mrs. Susie L. Jackson, medi-
cal, admitted December 20.
Mrs. John W Carter, medical,
admitted December 21. /
Clarence Armstrong, medical,
admitted December 21.
Bettie V. Williams, medical,
admitted December 22.
Mrs. Virgie Laxion, medical,
admitted December 22.
Jack Beard, medical, admit-
ted December 23.
Winter*
Charlie M Gray, medical, ad-
mitted December 21.
Robert
admitted
Rowena
Karen
mitted Decelnber 22.
Mrs. Alfon*< Wanoreck, med-
ical, admitted December 22.
Paint Rock
Ada C. Waide, medical,
mitted December 14.
Patient* dismissed during
w**k included:
Ballinger
Mrs Earl Cope, medical,
mitted December 19, dismissed
December 20.
Stacy Ogle, medical, admitted
December 20, dismissed Decem-
ber 20.
Miss Nell Alexander, medical,
admitted December 20, dismis-
sed December 23
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Behringer
are spending Christmas in Hous-
ton with their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cur-
ry, and their family.
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Perry, Richard H. The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1970, newspaper, December 24, 1970; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1184300/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.