The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 1937 Page: 1 of 14
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THE BALLINGER LEDGER
A 01.1 ME 5*
HAI.I l\«.Ill IIXAS THIKSim liMIMHill M
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Kxtra Policemen Two More Blocks
Will Patrol City Of Curb, Butter.
Kurin!* Holidays Completed Here
Trw- ril% will employ several t Two blocks of curb anil gutti-i
lal police and nightwatchnicn { work wnt tlnl lied between F.ghll
f duty dnrniK 111* Christmas Street and Hmadway on Sna(»|
ho..days These officers will keep j Avenue last w*-ck and the crew
a special patrol of the downtown started M'lidix on mother t *.
o. "net and also will watch the block Im tween tin .inn • n•
r< dentia! section.' during tin Uons.ill Avenue The ftr-t block n.
ho. days tie built Is by the side of the Firs!
The extra police will be given iai» Chinch and will b. nr
i! * ruction' to keep a close watch bimril P-> D ' ■! M
b>r thus.- shooting fireworks inside * bureh
th* tire /one and to make arrests No w-rk ha been done on the
Clef of Pohee Lee Moreland " nnuii.Hyli.no . • lit iv app! • • I
-d Monday that a few ea . f by the \\!'\
she: Witting had been re|»>rted and caused a delay n. pbo.
in -ach instance the would be ‘his and nty oftmal- p.
th 1 was cam;lit and the it.awl i;* pi ... t < ,tcd W.-dm
•.••red No t hatv havt beet ! 11 ' '
most laws it would not star' on the Bov Sco-it
he
Srrm*> ami lYrsnns in ilir Cnmni \i*u^
n:
to date a-
children
In
committing
home
At
unti
t after Jauu.ii \
park 2o youth-
■ I.
rily one «oi
prowling liu
NX \ dir*-. *;..n
r* ?-»ru*o to thf
■ city office.
•ound* Ho., it .
HU
t* tac :» »*ro^'di.*ci
Hatur.I-y and
*, oii*‘ call via*'
mud* f.«r a:
ii t itc* imrk , ;
• *! .
i*f a iiair of yJovi • t.iK* t.
n\. v ry curb
fro
... tti* ,gickct *.t
„k boy in ;<
w;th >* »!.« t t i.
loc*
dry g*shLs store
\ * upp!r ’ ( tt..
(
ini Moreland u:
4*1' that cili’
.ippruved fur p,.
JffJ'i
' ash,! the ofTm
*s duni.v; i.e
.<! aw.if
ho.
.aav > by keeping
their hx»n.t*
f rn itrnal tn<
ant
■ i-arugC' l*s ked
•\ , .1 I « 311 ot 10
♦
TIIMH At IS
Kwheck of ( attic Victims of Blast,
lor Tuberculosis Mother and Child.
Beijun in Count \ Buried at Winters
Tut* ■
t Hu
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M *! fCS.a .
1
tH’ and will r*«mt4i
u* ui*!. 2
Fndav
bout
2.000 head hai
• bet-.
} CXpliiViOI
•d H I fieri!.;,
niuihfr
Work i
( . \
A Winter.' mother and her tour -
daughter were killed
afternoon when a gas
wreckec their home The
died instantly and the
■ ■■ succumbed Saturday
■ a'a.in g treatment at a
po
M
PrTfRl
Z7 wras using
te-g* wh*-n the
She
poured
. open
pan in
a fire was
UlVfK
Fumes
eramr
tgnited
u»d
which
gh into
•r - ** Wii,
..- out-
woman
t and
’iditiun
the
I "|> tfce 1*. S. I*j
• iptl.tleil • (in. ml. mu.....jl . . ■| I.i in. I I slurp (hi.
*r,,m u. Ii i.uiuk. . in ih< lui.iri- .iixl m ike lull ri-l lulltr. I
I in.I uh.is. Eiorri.ii.inl >••...• .| with lit. I nil I *■ ,t , ..
lo lulls It.^lil In. ..lit .,<0.111,11 I |, i f. o 11 K .. left
ii1 in ..I tie l(r|.ul.le .in i. it.riml . mi.rnill.*. .1..
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us* Oral* g>
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ul'i lilt (II XKI I X ■> \M I
>fii\so!:i n kx in: M \i 11 x
in »• in 11> fit ( t xim i; a
:• «V B 11 ..O . t..i aiinoir -n
hie annua] charity ball to In- held
:n be national guard armory on
tin evening <>! Tnur-d i\ Dc.eni
be: to rV rav.ieunt arranging!;
a:>- or’iiii! made this year to f,:
vice entertainment for m a n v
|x . .• Who enjoy the old tutu
square darje-s
D~ Hailey will secure appr<
pr.-'.c. hnu-ic including plentv • »i
.u«T tim« fiddii player- 1: th<-
Kali eruig will la- some of the be''
. j... r- in this section and ’he\
wii have charge of each set
T k*-> for till' even! are .Ml
ter.' each and ai! win. would .i•;»
to h* !p in a woftny eau.a and a:
the '.une ’ime b* .. aired of an
i . abl < ven.' .g it-.:* .1 ■.
*:cke! .. s**»i tl > . t* :..t
Still I I Will X 1111 Mu'*
V. II I III lit IH XI
i 'si u
Mi !’ A III. ki: ri ’.*
Cl.'. '. I'! :! i '.. • I Ia . • .!• :.d
IOI of 111. J C Sv if
Tills !■ Ih* first tin;, in o y
• !.| * lit it*’ t,irmly b < ■
tovetlu r .0:11. . .f the III iivon
in California and b. m. 'inahi-
to r. tr.r tir.tv ■ Mine
Thi' funnty l>r n, |; ;!.
: .el- eoutlt ■ II si.lll . a* F ni.in .
befor* Ball.:. •••. wa founded
♦
N I XX IC I K \ I s| |>l |!X 1X111
III I XKI (IXI If XXllltK III 111
Fletcher Well (Jets Shot; ,;i'
Beddo Sets Casing 3,450
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f* unt\ Health Nurse
0
To !!o fo Kingsville:
^wvessor Not Yinied
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'* N ',v • IIUIKI'M*
1 " "CITIWs HO XI |
H . v*r Baptist
- • a White
* i- mday morning
a .(1 -J J.; ah rjw. mils to
1 !i- : 1 Lk ..as Molii- at
M ... _
Flo
i.sor
Stall,
the
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mm i s 'its i mi i.i H
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ar
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new m< mb* i I the Rnnni .
• •» Vi* lit th* i *i.i. op* ■
*. ii ■ iffjr»* Sh» ha t>* * ii <i
I*l|t\ \ ! .1 'K ••* k VSI( « * **chi w V!
H it i u t <» TO ubi i*
niPchahTc « * M:U > v .< >. 2 •
injured Monday ulteri»t*>n at l
o'clock when the car in which hi*
WiLs riding collided with an«*thei
one mile east ot Mill ..n In.liwa. , ,|M.. .y ffollariU wl. ■ luo lx ■
30 Lovelace sustained cut abou* -ueit t.. the San -\ng>
tin !ie.,d ai.d knees but none : , NJ;. stuart comes • Hal
tin inlaurn- wete t .u ht t-. b. ,.u.r f,,tt . M.-,. ! .w pubis
vrv a. s, n w w!i«-t» ."h» w.is < «•!
M atid Mrs A J 1‘MH-t.e: ..1 . , mie and i- high!:
Van-.-'irt were not injured m 'ue ,,mn
collision although their car w a Trickt .
badly d.inuk'd They entered -t.e .
hiviiwa. from a *id, ro.id and -n
two machine* crashed I a. ... >
wa> driving a car whiel. (. • wa
working
•
KOTXKX I II H Ills
i ill:isi m \> pkoi.i: xxi
.led by Mls.« Mattie A
,. >*iate state direct..:
he ; a la.luat* <»f Texas Tech-
ili gn a, College. Lubbock
lliii.n*'! county is regal*a d at
■ !!ice as one ■ >t 111«- b* -t
. ! • *:as Collections last, year
.'I. 1! ; |wi e* nt and for l.ci'
:,i hi alx.u! the .same V * . .*>1
..ri tM-n. gmade and . ffi. iais
the .... a. office > • xet a ease
Xlrmlkt- of the Bainnger K- ai> ail ar. . I hii Tins ha in ant
Club enjoyed their annual Christ • in jet; to th* people ot this county
ma* program Tuealay noon club w . i. I :.*■*. help themxelve«
tntmbeis exchanged gifts and and ha t a u g h t many tin live
many humorous presents taken1 at home program which is the
from the tree will b, donated to busi- of th* reltabihtat. n w. tk
a needy family ♦
When Santa Claus arrived he j Bill Wood tudent of the Umver
read a number of letters from sity of Texas Austin here to
inember-i of the club telling of i spend Christmas with hi- mother
their wants for Christmas much! Mr lieitrude yx.*Kt
to the merriment of th. a not •
Ml A M 1 s w and baby on of
Albuquerque New Mexico is hen
foi » visit with Mi I>nw ■' patent
concerned
Hectograph paper ROc
Balllt.grt Printing Co
a . ■<>d hula • for ,ii. (In
’la* M*
PI \\ III IIX N XMI II
I: xx I \ Hons i s* >n\
Poll In.vi I.*,-*i f..iItinla
tin dy- amitlliK of a rav.-i
in Hunnels county when
estimated iipproximately
raven
Aug*:
provn
stlltl.
reniai
work
Ant
helpu
im.i xy mi k si is i \i\ii i.i |.
in xi i ii xx x i. n \ i i: \ s||
|'* Hk.St
♦ V* 1 >
nigh'
\ **
P«-rt
> club
has .ic
fill!,
Is for
half it
.1
sr.ii
and
t er j
sub"
done
I - >J1
Inter**.
(•'•NIX xi -I v i » in i i< t
in i i nsi i m, i m is | m
ag* i
g I- reque-ted t < *
A llaltol
or J P Fiynt deput-
I'.an.r wanlen
♦
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♦
attvi rlio
Mi and Mi H I. Tru: ■.
NOTICE
(im t-i'ti*. will be eloM-d lloin Uei *-inbi'r '.’A until Natniday
January K
Any work you ran hold for us will be appreciated
I!
J A NolWood so f.n is tin ..
.till .bo!. : • l In I. . ., 'f»
fund lie lelt a check with The
la-dger for $2 and ii .ked that it be
used to provide something needed (
by an Indigent lainlly
No effort has been put lorlh I.
provide .ash for use bv the (. *.<•
fellow but the otgant/ate.n will
requite a small sum of mol ly to
help families not adopted
I hi-, newspaper Will receive . . !
cot (rlbutiotis Thursday and Frlif..,
for lIns purpose
Tlierv arr Still hnmilirs
II ho Sort I (hristmas Ait I
* i i
Martin's Studio
i
Ml (I* :.* y ie»e King -l-nlei I of ,
M Ha'iii. Have r C . • It*
’* : is at I.. *iii» for tin ('! . * in
In i all w it h l.et pan I,' Ml . *1
M: A Nf K Mie «... recent
rlet led to rtn mtiershlp in th*
Historical Tttlla Society at the
col leg*'
•
Mi and Mr* F V Orantiand
and children of Colorado, will lie
hen- for Christmas visiting in the
home of Mrs Mattie Holliday
This is
hearted c:tI
i for ChristnJ
/ati> an. Ii II
fewer need’
III 1UTM a-..
t hr H t i
next dav .1
through n.
from s„.
More t
adopted
aftri thai
dtag and lew it.
in since with
bigger every dav
Main of the
destitute They
and unlex* they
for h
af.tpt fait! i
'iis and nrg.c
• i » : lx rold and hui crv on
.t' bin of ikiv- while many who
11' not aided will enjoy nutne.
i . ..mfortj, and luxuries
h will not require much I. give
dr , m, ,j |m*,. j hap(
exfiect itttii
H T ll* V llslt
M and !
Mi \ * i.i So . |
XX at da l x in w 11 (lend t
with relative' and !ri»
('ltffol
•
M a-.ri Mt- A te-rt F,
ti.iv* .. In at a- I’lie-t- for th* .*....
day Mr H P Tie* e **,, . ;
Mi Ft \• Ml M < .
Hel. Mi . .1 M J,,. It f :.. . M:
and M Thoma Fie* s*
I 'a i. a M 11 *'., 11 ■ • f ..j,] j
I *•-(»• 11 J... k FlVa: a d M
f hi ;*!!,. H.itre-tt *■ <',>*: i , | ,
m i
;
i
he Si.
t Kill I
t rink*
Th*
I V* at
a U.
.Iiort ont*
ovtirient begun t
pill • s have eome
the list growltik
homes listed are
nerd everything
are helped chll-
kiddi*
th*
..U< T|)l fd
H*1* , families are provided foi there
will he :u> other relief to render
Huy a fisal certificate go In
with some.me and be an alia*
Santa Claus for a family and
when Christmas Day dawns know
that all Ballinger residents reahw
It Is Christinas and arr happy
McCarver A Lynn
l.oana- Ahstracts-ln*uranee
Rallinger Texas
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$2.*»0.(M> Kcward
Paid for (nnrktwn of
I.i vest o*k Th trees
Runnel* (aunts l.ieestack
Aaawrlattan
w«T| equipped to
niipbt* *|uallty
0r*>vjd*‘
' 'V at I os "1 Kegard
(' of how riaief, j,,u #rr
s ‘ ' I '* ' u at. b*
it* Of . tuneful a, a (alr
prwp
JENNINGS
Funeral Home
Pbane ««• A.hiluw
Er*» Chanel Nr re Ira
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The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 1937, newspaper, December 23, 1937; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1159322/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.