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THE STEPHHNVILLE EMPIRE-TRIBUNE. STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS
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Aid March of Dimes. Ralph Edwards, master of ceremonies of
the Truth and Consequences radio program, receives a plaque
from child movie star, Margaret O’Brien, in recognition of his
achievements in the fight against polio.. Edwards raised more
than $750,000 for the March of Dimes in the first two of his
“Hush” contests, and hoped to go over the $1,000,000 mark in
his third show for the 1948 polio fund. Margaret, who present-
ed the plaque to Edwards in Hollywood on behalf . of the
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, stars in the Foun-
dation’s 1948 March of Dimes movie trailer.
We are always glad to welcome
visitors to our church.
The entire community extends
their deepest sympathy to Mrs.
R. M. Savage in the death of her
father, J. S. Britton of Stephen-
ville. The funeral services were
held at the First Baptist Church
at Stephenville Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Partain and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt
Graham, all of Stephenville, visit-
ed Mr. and Mrs. Alva Stone and
son, Jerl, Sunday. Mrs. Dewitt
Graham attended church services
at Selden.
Alva Stone has gone to Gorman
for clinical examination.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Stone of
Salem, took dinner with Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Stone and family at
Dublin, Sunday.
- ,SELDEN
(By Mrs. Travis Cook)
Rev. I/iyce Nelson filled his-reg-
ular appointment at. the Selden
Baptist church Sunday morning,
and Rev. B. B. Huckabay, county
missionary, delivered an inspira-
tional message Sunday evening.
Rev .and Mrs. Nelson had dinner
with Mrs. Floyd Hammitt and
daughter, Lidia Rose, Sunday.
Mrs. H. A. Wyly was a guest
of Mrs. J. R. Preston at Stephen-
SURE SATE
PROFITABLE
US. SAVINGS BONDS
ville Monda;
Mr. and 1
children of Evergreen, visited Mr.
‘Sr
rs. George Ogan and
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and Mrs. A. E. Stone, Thursday
night.
The Selden gin closed Thursday
for the season, having ginned 363
bales.
Mr. and Mrs. Alva Stone and
son, Jerl, and Mr. and Mrs. N. D.
Graham, were Fort Worth visitors
Saturday night.
Mrs. A. E. Stone spent Satur-
day afternoon with her sister, Mrs.
J. R. Preston, at Stephenville.”"
Mrs. Alva Stone and son, Jerl,
were guests of Mrs. Bud Partain
and children, Sandra Sue and Dou-
glas, in Stephenville Saturday af-
ternoon. •
Mrs. H. D. Wood and daughter,
Mrs. Avo Taylor, visited Mrs.
Florenco Andrews, at Stephenville
Sunday. — —-
A. A. Schrimsher returned home
from the Stephenville Hospital
Sunday, after having wn operation
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Eades at-
tended services at the Hico Bap-
tist church Sunday, and took din-
ner with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Woot-
en and children.
_ .Mrs. A. CL Wyly received word
recently that her daughter, Mrs.
Henry Powell, of Altus, Oklahoma,
is improving nicely after having
undergone sugery recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin and fam-
ily of Johnsville, attended services
at Selden Baptist church Sunday.
FOR
Bring your Car to1
TIRE SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
WHEEL BALANCING
We do a thorough Job of wheel service. When we
balance your wheels we also check your brakes,
spindle bolts, tie-rod ends and
wheel alignment for safe and
proper operation.
•
Let Us Cress-Switch Your Tires
• . . It Adds As Much At 35%
To Tire Mileage
Equalize the wear on your tires and Increase
your total Mrs mileage by having us cross-
switch your tires every 5,000 mllee.
The cost for all five tire# Is only.—, —
Complete Tire Maintenance — Truck
Tractor — Passenger
good/vear
SERVICE STORES
Cellege and Graham St*. ^ Stephenville, Texaa
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PONY CREEK
By MRS. W. J. HOWARD
Mrs. Maggie Kerr and daughter,
Elna Faye, and Mrs. LaVeme Kerr
and children, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Driskill of Acrea, Mr. and Mrs.
Jess Frost of Sisk, spent last Sun-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dris-
kill.
Mrs. Percy Anderson of Steph-
envillc spent one afternoon recent-
ly with Mr. and Mrs. Day Adams.
Jud Hatler had the misfortune
of getting his leg broken Sunday
morning and was taken to the
Stephenville hospital for treat-
ment.
Mrs. Rodgers and son, Curley,
of near Comanche spent the w^ek
end with Mr.- and Mrs. Kellum
Peters and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Howitt Martin of
Stephenville spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Howard, and son.
Mrs. Walter Mitchell of Huck-
abay spent Tuesday with her
daughter, Mrs. Edwin Toombs,
who has been very ill but is better
at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Hurley of
Stephenville and Lorand and
Wayne Hurley of Rock Church at-
tended the singing here Sunday
night.
Mrs. • John Martin of Stephen-
vilie spent one afternoon recently
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Driskill.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Driskill and
daughter, Wilma Fern, visited Mr.
Warren Saturday night at Steph-
enville in the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clevie Roberson.
Mrs. Dave Fulfer and son, Elmo
of Hannibal, visited awhile Mon-
day afternoon with Mrs. W. J.
poward. .___ _
SHELBY
(By Mrs. S. R. Hicks)
The farmers are busy with this
year's crop.
Mrs. J. A. Ripley and two sons,
of Morgan Mill, spent January 2nd
with her patents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. R. Hicks.
Mr. gnd Mrs. Buck Thompson
and son, visited with their rela-
tives near Huckabay Sunday.
Mrs. Dishman and Mrs. Iron and
part of their families, of Olney,
spent the week-end on their ranch
near here and visited with Mrs.
Lethel Hale and children.
Mr. and Mts. Trmtimn Hicks and
daughter, of Wolfe’s Nursery,
spent the first Sunday with his
parents.
Mrs, Leatherwood and Mrs.
Frankio Lod McDonald, of Lingle-
ville, visited Mrs. S. R. Hicks last
Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wells left
for Stephenville Wednesday. They
will make1 their home with their
daughter, Mrs. Mattie Roberts, at
present. One of the SteVens fam-
ily will move on the farm for this
year.
Mrs. S. R. Hicks and Mrs. Mar-
tin Whisenant visited Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Wells at Stephenville Sat-
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Smith and
baby, of Smith Springs, spent Sun-
day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. Hicks.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Whisenant,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Felix Wells
near School Hill, recently.
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♦ NEW ARRIVALS *
Carol Anne, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Mclnroe of Tolar, was
born on January 8.
Billy Jack, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Grady E. Stone, Star Route, Ste-
phenville, was born on January 8.
A daughter, Tonya Pearl, was
bom on January 9 to Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Earl Wood of Tolar.
A son, Michael Frank, was bom
on January 12, to Mr. and Mrs.
Ray C. Clendenin of Route 5,
Stephenville. The mother is the
former Miss Mary Jo Fitzgerald.
L. L. Brewer, 606 Belknap, is
able to be up after an illness^ of
three weeks, part of which time
he was a patient in the Hico Hos-
pital.
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l Latest Condition J
J Report on Local J
J Hospital Patients J
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W. B. Nichols, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Mac Nichols, who underwent
an appendectomy last week, was
released from the hospital Wed-
nesday.
Jerry Click of Brownwood, -a
surgical patient, is improving and
recovering rapidly.
Mrs. E. C. Pearcy of Bluff Dale,
who has been in the hospital for
several days, was reported
cor flit ion Tuesday.
Mrs. Bess Edwards, who is con-
nected with the extension service
at John Tarleton College, was hos-
pitalized last Thursday with a res-
piratory infection. She was dis-
missed Wednesday.
Miss Etta Patterson is in the
hospital due to illness. She is im-
proving nicely.
W, H. Watson of Bluff Dels,
who was quite ill after major sur-
gery last week, was reported in
good condition Tuesday.
Thurman Smith of Stephenville
had an emergency appendectomy
Monday. His condition wps report-
in good
ed as fair Tuesday morning.
Janie Frances Bramlett, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Bram-
lett of Bluff Dale, is in the hos-
pital with a respiratory infection.
. McDonald, daughter of
Mr/^md Mrs. Ernest McDonald
of Bluff Dale, is a surgical patient.
Nob’s Hereford
Ranch of Tolar
Sells Cattle
Nob’s Hereford Ranch, owned
by R. M. Noblitt Cotton Company
of Dallas and located three miles
northwest of Tolar, last week sold
five heifers at prices ranging from
$300 to $600 each, and one year
old past bull for $500. These cattle
went to R. L Gibson of McKin-
ney.
The heifers carry the service of
the herd sire, Real Silver Domino
324th, for whom the owners paid
$2,600 as a calf. He was sired by
Real Silver Domino 44th, the Jack
Turner bull which sold year before
last at the Silver Crest Disper-
sal sale at Fort Worth for $52,-
000. ■ -------------
E. E. Dumas is manager of the
ranch
Sunday Fort Worth papers re-
ported Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cox
spending several weeks in Phoenix,
Arizona.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
To 8. B. MeClaakay. defendant. Greeting:
Yon are hereby commended to appear
before the Honorable Otetrlct Court of
Erath County at the Court House thereof,
In StepbenvtUo. Texas, at or before 10:00
o'clock a. m. of the first Monday next after
the expiration of forty-two days from the
date of the iseuanee of this citation, same
being the 1st day of March A. D. IMS,
then and there to answer Plaintiff's Pe-
tition filed in said Court, on the 22nd day
of December A. D. 1047, in this cause,
numbered 8588 on the docket of said court
and styled Virgil McCleekey plaintiff, rs.
S. B. McCleskey defendant.
A brief statement of the nature of this
suit Is at follows, to-wlt: Suit for dleoree
based upon cruel treatment as Is more
fully shown by Plalntirs Petition on file
In this suit.
The officer executing this process shall
promptly execute the same according to
law, and make due return as the law
d,?eaued and glean under me hand and the
Seal of said Court, at offloe In Stsphsorlll^
Taxaa this the 14th day of Jaaaary A. D.
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Card of thanks
We would like to take this op-
portunity to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to all who
have been so thoughtful and kind
to us during our recent sorrow.
During our absences our co-work-
ers of the Stephenville schools
have been wonderful, and all our
friends have proved their loyalty
in so many ways. For all of this
we are very grateful.—Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. Hook and Mavalyn.
Two recent fire alarms were
sounded for blazes resulting from
burning trash and grass. An alarm
Thursday of last week and anoth-
er Monday afternoon were turned
in, according to Fire Marshal Rich
Fagan. Both fires were extinguish-
ed without any damage of conse-
auence being reported.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1948-
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our deepest
appreciation to each and everyone
for your thoughtfulness of me and
my family during my recent ill-
ness. We feel deeply the indebted-
ness to the two fine young men
who so graciously donated blood,
to the medical staff and nurses at
the. Stephenville Hospital and to-
the loyal neighbors and friends
who sent beautiful flowers, gifts,
cards and letters. May God richly
reward each of you is my prayer.
—J. L. Power.
Moser Kindergarten
2 blocks south Ray’s Gardens.—
Call 1625.
' Call 1625
quence being reports
FOR SALE
One 4-room house, three lots. Priced !
cheap for quick sale.
— SEE —
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Higgs, Rufus F. Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1948, newspaper, January 16, 1948; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1134897/m1/8/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dublin Public Library.