The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1953 Page: 3 of 8
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pigs he fed out.
good story too.
Last spring
interval between each
tne first scene, which
Chappell,
Pfeiffer,
Kastner,
Helms,
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The annual Beef Cattle Field
Day at Beeville will be held Fri-
day December 4 beginning at 9:-
30 a. m. and lasting until noon.
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Kindergarten Class
Celebrates Holidays
Thanksgiving was observed
various ways by members of
about
sports
IT’S TRADE-IN TIME
FOR A BETTER DEAL
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Green and
Mr. and Mrs. Bobbitt of Baytown
were week-end guests in the Law-
son Rivers and Eli Aronson homes
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only that they were of good stock
and had received good care.
Patients, Dec. 2
Dane Meredith
W. C. Tramp
Billy Milburn
Van Harris
Louis Ballerstedt
Olaf Gustafson
Walter Eiben
W. D. House
E. E. Cartwright
Mrs. Jessie Lara
Conductor
of the
Dismissed Since Nov. 25
Simona Avalos
Mrs. Martha Garza
Mrs. Rosie Skaggs
Myrtle Nunn and infant son
Mrs. Eldon Ball and infant son
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MILTON BERLE stars for BUICK - in The Buick-Berle Show
on TV Tuesday evenings. Also, every Saturday, tune in
The TV Football Game of the Week — a "GM" Key Event
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massive X-braced frame.
You get more satisfaction—more of that
good and happy feeling that comes
from traveling in a car of ample road-
weight, of brawny structure, of impres-
sive styling.
And you get more fun, more thrill —
from bossing the walloping, silk-smooth
power thrust of the highest-powered,
highest-compression Fireball 8 engine
ever placed in a Buick Special.
What it all sums up to is this straight
fact: you get far more automobile in
this Buick for just ?cfew more dollars.
Better look into the matter if it’s a real
deal you want for your money. We’re
ready when you are.
Come in and ask us
about today’s few delivered price
of this
Farming & Ranching Report
By
JOEL R. REESE
Bastrop County Agriculture Agent
805 CONGRESS AVENUE
Austin, Texas
INVITES YOU TO
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time. They were still too light to
bring top market price and would
N/AYBE you didn’t know that you
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and able Buick Fireball 8 power at the
low delivered price of a “six.”
But that’s only the beginning of the
bigger things you get in this eye-catch-
ing Buick Special for the low figure
it carries — a figure that’s just a few
dollars more than that of the so-called
s‘low-priced three.”
Take a quick roll call.
In this Buick you get more room
than those few extra dollars can buy
elsewhere.
Abu get more comfort—comfort that a
lot more money can’t buy anywhere
else—the comfort of the Million Dollar
Ride, with coil-spring cushioning on all
four wheels, torque-tube steadiness,
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High Quality Vs. Low Quality
Mr. L. J. Linenberger was tell-
ing me the other day about some
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all the Dube pigs had reached
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football, the girls wore
By following some of the simple
management practices, you can
improve the quality of your live-
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was awarded this trip for
standing 4-H Achievements.
Gray Hill of Smithville
Experiment Station and should be
a very interesting program. So at-
tend if you get a chance.
Flora Mae Hoffman, Rockne
4-H Club girl, left last Thursday
night for Chicago to attend the
National 4-H Club congress. She
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Harris at-
tended morning service Sunday at
First Christian Church in Taylor
where they heard a wonderful ser-
mon by the Rev. Trave C. Pugh.
After, church they were guests .n
the home of Mrs. Harris’ sister,
Mrs. Lee Lawrence, for her post-
Thanksgiving turkey dinner.
Linenberger
These were
last Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Gus Etzel and Lydia
companied Mr. and Mrs.
hruse and Loretta of Taylor
Ecscamub
Smithville Sunday afternoon Nov.
22 where they were guests of
relatives.
Austin visitors Monday morning
were Mr. and Mrs. Gus Kneip.
Miss Gwen Ging of Austin
spent the week-end with home-
folks.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Marburger,
Jr. of Freeport visited here during
the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Paehle and
bavy of Kermit are guests of her
parents, Mr .and Mrs. Alvin Krei-
del.
Mrs. Spiegelhauer Club Hostess
Mr. and Mrs. George Diebel
were in Taylor Sunday, Nov. 22
to attend the marriage of Miss
■ Norma Jean Eulenfeld, daughter
of Mr. 'and Mrs. Adolph Eulenfeld
to Bill Dessens of Rockdale which
was solemnized in St. Paul’s Luth-
eran Church, and were guests at
the reception at the American Le-
gion home following the cere-
mony.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs.
H. Spiegelhauer entertained
Sewing Club members at
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Both groups of pigs were fed
together and the same ration, stock as you go along.
Both groups received the same
care in the feed lot.
Mrs. Tonie Ford has returned
to her home in Austin after a
week’s visit with her sister, Mrs.
Clarence Eggleston and Mr. Egg-
leston. Also visiting in the Egg-
leston home recently were a nep-
hew, W. R. Miller of Garland, and
mother, Mrs. R. P. Blankenstein,
of Hillsboro.
Mrs. T. B. Sanders returned
home Sunday night from Houston
where she was a guest for Thanks-
giving and the week-end of Mr.
and Mrs. Thad Sanders, going
down on Wednesday.
just pigs and so mixed up that he
could not say exactly what breeds
tney represented. Also, they
"were small for their age and
stunted.
About 2 weeks later, Mr. Lin-
enberger bought some purebred
gpigs from Walter Dube, McDade
4-H Club boy. It does not matter
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Turner had
as guests recently Sgt. and Mrs.
G. W. Whitfield and Terry of
Illinois and Mrs. W. H. Turner of
Georgetown.
(Last Week’s Items)
By Lydia Etzel
Rev. and Mrs. Robt. Mohr and
Mrs. Max Pfluger attended fun-
eral services of a close friend in
Kurten Nov. 20.
Mrs. C. W. Pfluger, Jr. Bar-
bara, Becky and Susan and Mrs.
O. F. Ging were Austin visitors
Earl Clark of Elgin making pre-
paration to take soil samples to
determine the amount of fertilizer
required for next year’s crops.
The county agent has the instruc-
tions and blanks needed to send
the soil samples in. I will also be
glad to help you take the samples
whenever I am in your neighbor-
hood if you will call on me.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Smothers
had as guests for a Thanksgiving
turkey dinner with all the trim-
mings Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brad-
field and daughter, Mr .and Mrs.
Dale Anderson and son of Alustin,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wunneberg-
er and sons of Rockdale.
. Carl Bailey, 4-H Club boy, sold
‘ a registered Duroc gilt to Ervin
Mrs. Ned Owens was a Thanks-
giving Day visitor of her sister,
Mrs. Will S. Brooks of Austin.
Miss Edith Heusseur and Mr. Wil-
son Heusseur of Bertram joined
them there for the day, also Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Owens, Ned
and Ross, of Waco were there.
poor milkers or that produce low
quality calves should be culled
out. By following this procedure,
you can increase the quality of
your cattle to the point that you
have a better herd.
It is a slow process building up
the quality of your cattle just by
selection of heifer calves alone.
Of course this helps, but the bull
plays an important part also.
Great care should be used in sel-
ecting a herd bull. Pick the type
of bull you want that has the
desired qualities. You should
always select a bull that is better
J. V. and P. A. Helms, Jr.,
Seminary students in Ft. Worth
and their wives were week-end
guests of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. P. A. Helms, Sr.
market size and had been sold. .
The other group of pigs (the old- sold one to George Vacek of Mul
home. She was assisted in serv-
ing refreshments by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. O. Ging. Guests were
Mesdames F. A. Becker, John
Bruns, Gus Etzel, D. Haverland,
C. W. Pfluger, A. M. Pfluger,
Otto Reeder, Sr., O. P. Spiegel-
hauer, and O. F. Ging and Miss
Lydia Etzel.
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Looking for a way to cheer
up a ‘shut-in’?
(R. L. Carter, Sr. visited with
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Allen of Vic-
toria during the Thanksgiving
holidays.
Mrs. Jim Taylor was in Austin .
Saturday, Nov. 21 to be with Mrs.
Ralph Wolfe and' daughters in
their bereavement and paid her
respects at the funeral home.
While in Austin Mrs. Taylor also
visited with her daughter, Mrs.
Weldon Swenson and family.
•tion of replacement stock,
the best heifers from the
oWs should be saved for
Wreeding herd. Cows that
Senior Style
Show Success
The Senior Style Show spon-
sored by Meyer’s Department
Store, and presented by the sen-
ior class, proved to be a huge suc-
cess Tuesday night.
Many beautiful door prizes
were given away. Also five tur-
keys were given away. Musical
entertainment by Bill Condron,
Shirley Jean Dunbar, and Rod-
ney Marburger and Kenneth
Stone was given at intermission.
The show was arranged in three
different scenes, with a 15-minute
of feeding high quality animals
instead of culls or low quality
ones. He also said he had rather
"pay a higher price and get good
pigs to feed out. As proof of
this, Mr. Linenberger has told
Walter Dube he wants some pigs
from the fall litter also.
• “ The same thing will hold true
with other types of livestock also.
Calves from herds of mixed up
cows where just any kind of bull
As used generally bring a lower
price than calves from a herd
where care is given to the selec-
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have to be fed several weeks long- ,,, ,
er. , i This will be held at the Beeville
mD Mr. Linenberger said that one
experience taught him . the value
Still time to buy tickets at
Meyer’s Department Store for the
Band Concert to be held Decem-
ber 8.
Mr. and Mrs. ‘Gene Whitten
and Donald spent Thanksgiving
Day in Taylor, guests in che
Frank Jarmon and Dan Hughes
homes.
Elaine Peterson.
By Pat Chappell
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OES YULE PARTY SET
FOR THURS., DEC. 10
(Elgin Chapter No. 241 OES
will hold its Christmas party
Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 o’-
clock. Mrs. Dolores Sebesta, De-
puty (Grand Matron IOEIS District
4, Section 8, Grand Chapter of
Texas will make her official visit
at that time.
AU members are invited to at-
tend.
THE ELGIN COURIER
Thursday, December 3, 1953 3
clothes. These beautiful clothes
were chosen by Mrs. Simon to fit
each girls’ personality. The sen-
ior football boys also participated
in this scene, and the cheerleaders
wore their uniforms to put the
audience in the mood for the on-
coming football game this week.
The next scene presented was
meant to put the audience into a
more serious mood; the mood of
Thanksgiving. In this scene the
girls wore dressy dresses. Beauti-
ful girls with beautiful clothes
walked across the stage. Refresh-
ments were served to the girls
while they were modeling. The
girl were greeted by their hostess,
Mrs. Meyer Simon; then each girl
modeled her lovely dress. Also the
girls modeled hats and purses.
At the close of this scene Patricia
Chappell said a “Thanksgiving
Prayer” written in poetic form
which she herself composed.
The next and last scene repre-
sented Chrmas. With a back-
ground of Christmas spirit and
decoration, the lovely girls model-
ed beautiful robes, pajamas, and
gowns. Presents were given to
each girl, who showed the aud-
ience her gift. These gifts were al-
so from Meyer’s Dept. Store. This
scene closed with the girls sing-
ing Jingle Bells, which sounded
tne end of a bright and success-
ful show.
The senior girls modeling in
this show were: Doris Herzer,
Peggy Krenek, Betty Johnson,
Alice Joy Sakewitz, Fernanda
Ramirez, Katherine Perez, Shirley
Anderson, LaVerne Kylberg, Pat
Edwin Bronaugh returned to
Commerce Sunday to resume nis
studies at East Texas State after
a Thanksgiving holiday visit with
his parents, Editor and Mrs. Ed
Bronaugh.
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J. W. Whitney, former Elgin
resident, now of Austin, who has
been in Des Moines, Iowa the past
four months visiting his daughter,
has returned and was in Elgin
Friday greeting friends.
Kindergarten Class, with all hav-
ing a wonderful time.
Five went on trips out of twon
to visit relatives, Jill Harrison
went to College Station to see her
maternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Fincher; Steve Rivers
was with his maternal grandmoth-
er, Mrs. D. S. Gobel, at Big Lake;
Paul Morris was the guest of his
paternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Morris, in Brownwood;
vicky Voight enjoyed herself with
her maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Sue Anderson at Red Rock; Ruth
Rivers divided time with her mat-
ernal grandmother, Mrs. Erie
Timblin and great-aunt and uncle,
Dr. and Mrs. O. W. Wilson in
Wichita Falls.
Nine remained in Elgin but to
celebrate as follows:
Paula Swenson, with her mater-
nal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Van Harris; Susan and Barbara
Hagman went to the home of
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Hagman; Sue Ann New-
quist was the guest of her uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George
Lowther; Betty Sue Williams re-
mained at home and shared her
delicious duck dinner with an
uncle and aunt, Mr .and Mrs.
Clarence Williams and cousin,
Don, of Austin, their guests for
the day. Rosaland Roemer was
at home and helped her paternal
grandmother entertain several
uncles and aunts as guests. Gayle
Poth and Ann Rivers had dinner
at home with their own families.
However, both of them celebrated
'Thanksgiving on the previous
Sunday with their respective pat-
ernal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
(Chas. J. Poth and Mr. and Mrs.
M„ L. Rivers; Robert Barrington
spent the vacation at home with
his family and Mrs. McCrary en-
joyed being in Dallas with , her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. i and
Mrs. Box and three children.
All were glad to be back after
four holidays!
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Bronaugh, Edwin. The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1953, newspaper, December 3, 1953; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1554980/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Elgin Public Library.