The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1942 Page: 3 of 8
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TH ECOTULLA RECORD
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It’s fun for all—Fireman’s Carnival!
gM.iy 7th.
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Kenedy were
'visitors in San Antonio Monday.
Mrs. Gertrude Cook was a San An-
tonio visitor Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Martin were
San Antonio visitors this week.
Mrs. Walter Morgan Jr., was a vis-
itor in San Antonio this week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cotulla, Mrs.
Paul Cotulla and son Billy, W’ere San
Antonio visitors Tuesday.
Make your plans now to attend the
big Fireman’s Carnival, May 7.
Judge John W. Willson has return-
ed following a short visit with his
mother in East Texas.
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Swan suds swoosh up
Rich’n fast.
Pure Swan suds just
Last *n last!
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• Swan up, folks — and see how baby-
gentle Swan is—pure as finest import-
ed castiles. Those suds last longer, than
old-style floating soaps, too.
And Swan is twin3—snaps into 2
smooth cakes; use half for kitchen,
half for bath! Be thrifty—get Swanl
Tune in every week: GRACIE alien
GEORGE BURNS • PAUL WHITEMAN
W. E. Ferguson was a San Antnoio
visitor during the week.
Rev. M. M. Ries of the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, attended a
Conference in San Antonio this week.
Mrs. Berta Hall, who is visiting he?
mother in Millett, visited friends In
Cotulla this week.
Miss Lillie Bell Herring of San
Antonio was a Cotulla visitor this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Keck and
Miss Fleta Mae Bates visited Roy
Randal Keck in Kerrville last Sunday.
Miss Vera Whigham of Midland,
has been visiting her brother, Mack
W. Whigham and family this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Vesper and son.
Dick Jr., were San Antonio visitors
during the week.
Mrs. A. D. Bates, Mrs. R. Wil-
son and Mrs. Lawrence David were
Austin visitors this week.
Mrs. J. N. Lightsey is in a San
Antonio hospital where she is under-
going treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Dee Stewart and son,
COTULLA AND AUSTIN
SCHOOLS EXCHANGE STUDENTS
As as educational project design'd
to give broadening experiences, two
students from the Cotulla Schools a'o
spending this week in Austin, while
two students from Austin are attend-
ing the local school.
Betty June Bates, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Bates, and Tommie
Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Wilson were elected to represent Co-
tulla Schools; and accordingly, are this
week attending classes in an Austin
Junior Highschool. And while there
will be shown through many interest
ing sights, climaxed by a visit with
the Governor.
In Cotulla this week are Lois Holt,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ho.r
and Harold Schmitt, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Schmitt, both of
whom are students in the Fulmoro
Junior Highschool, Austin,
both honor students, and
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Around the Cow Pen
Dudley Storey, the man who made
Cotulla famous for its 4th of July
Rodeos will take his live stock to
San Antonio early next month and
put on a show for the Jefferson High
School and the Lasso Girls.
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Simon Cotulla had a couple of car* l|||
of cattle on the San Antonio market [111
this week. The price must have been
good—we hear he has been smoking [
15 cent cigars. X
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Roy Lowe and Ed Rasc-hal, over in ! X
the Eastern part of the county, have ‘ |ilj ’
been loading out quit a stirng of cat- 1
tie recently for grass in Kansas. :
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Dee Stewart and son Bandy have j ill
They are J been down at Torreon, Mexico, look-,;,
considering over some of the ranches in that
themselves lucky to be able to spend ! section most of this week.
Program
Majestic Theater
COTULLA, TEXAS
NOW PLAYING
Friday and Saturday
Wallace Beery, Marjorie Maine in
THE BUGLE SOUNDS'
Sunday Matinee 2 p. m.
SUNDAY and MONDAY
Robert Taylor, Lana Turner in
'JOHNNIE EAGER’
H. D. Storey shipped 15 cars of ...
cows this week to grass in Kansas, j jjj!
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Bert Mars bought of Gill Bros., j "
last week 18,000 pounds of Certified j (j.
the week here.
In conversation yesterday with these
visitors, we were interested to know j
that one considers the work here ‘
harder than in Austin, while the oth-
er thought it probably easier; they
Bandy, spent several days of this |,oth thought the people here wer:.1 Red Top cane seed and also 2000 lbs. j y
week in Torreon, Mexico. j friendlier than any they had ever met °f P00(1 grade cano seed. The seed j _
' before. They were surprised to find : vvi11 be Planted by Mr. Mars, and no jX~
Mrs. Olla Mae Tewis and son. o'- «rotulla such a larg.e piaCe”, as they ; doubt, but what he is making prepa-
Houston, are spending two weeks both thought it probably would only ! rations to feed out quite a string of ...
here as guests of her parents, Mr. haye one gtore or s0. However, to j rattle this fall,
and Mrs. H. L. Rymal. ' us they seemed just a hit disappoint-’ v
,, „ _ * . , 1 ed when thev said they heard that this Will Nagy sold 26 head of hogs last
Mrs. Mary Ruth Palmer and daug . ^ # ranching and farming center. j w«'k, average weight 282 pounds.
ter Diane, of Brownsville, is visi.mg d surprised not to find “a i which brought $13.50 per hundred;
m the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. I>. . ... * . . , ul;. -n., „in r....
Tuesday - Bingo Night
Randolbh Scott, Basil Rathbone in
"PARIS CALLING"
Wednesday and Thursday
Cash Night
Priscilla Lane in
BLUES IN THE NIGHT'
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Storey.
tullo visitors Tuesday.
.bunch of farms and ranches'around this Price was 50t‘ ovei' toP far =
I the school grounds.” J day Dilley Herald.
1 Harold was looking forward to a ~v~ ! DISTURBANCE IN THE HEN
C. O. Harris sold two calves in San HOUSE
They weighed 1 —v
1550 pounds and at the price of 12: We were talking about the fun-
i pr»nt* timnn-ht- TTnrrie Sign Tliia 1^
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ONE MARIHUANA SUSPECT
SENTENCED. ONE RELEASED
Dominick John Amato was senteu-
NEW WHITE FLOATING SOAP
LIVER BHOTHL 18 COMPANY. CAMBRIOOC. MASS.
Gumaotesd
L Good Housekeeping J
Mrs. Charm Fugate and Mrs. Rutn ~.....» --------- —
Kielnian, of San Antonio, both of taste of ranch life, however, when he j
whom are ex-chief operators of the was to spend the night at the large
local telephone Exchange were Co- Light Ranch west of Artesia Wells, i lo° pounds am!
• __y__ .cents, brought Harris §18(5. This 1- niest thing we had ever had happen t-ed to two years in the penitentiary
an example of what can be accom- to us. 01 to people we knew, and one by Judge S. B. Carr last week at a
| plished by intelligent livestock man-'of the group told this one, swearing special term of District Court held
; agenient in Dimmit County—Carrizo he knew the man to whom it happen- here. Peter Joseph Marcello was
Ophelia , Springs Javelin. ed. j released on his own recognizance.
- The man was a farmer. One night he Y,,.*e are the two men which immi.
A fine rain, amounting from 3-1 awoke at the sound of a disturbance gr.tion Officers risked their lives to
president of her social sorority, Alpha | to an inch and a half, covered the in the hen house. There had be, :i catch, in a cha=e from near Encinal to
Gamma Delta. j greater part of La Salle County chicken thieves in the neighborhood, Dilley; and who lat r were released
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Russell and
Mrs. Bess Reeder were San Antonio 1
visitors Thursday.
ELECTED HOUSE PRESIDENT
Austin, Texas, April 19-
Poole, University of Texas studerd
from Cotulla. has been elected house |
W. A. Kerr and son. Jack Kerr,
spent the week end visiting relative-
in Carlsbad, New Mexico, Pecos an I
other points in West Texas. • While
away, they had a short visit with W.
A. Jr., who is stationed at Abilene. j der of the semester to work with the
| retiring officer.
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Miss Poole will not take office until (Thursday evening,
next year, but will have the remain- j
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Youngkin and
daughter, Sarah, and Mrs. F. M
Youngkin, spend several days in
Shreveport this week where
Mrs. Howard Puckett and small
daughter, left this week for their home
: in • Amarillo, following a visit here
visited Crozier, who i3 stationed at wjth j^,. parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
an Air Training Center near there. Maltsberger.
Mr. and Mrs. Payton Kerr of Phoenis
Arizona, spent a couple of days in
Cotulla this week, in the home of
Mrs. T. R. Keck. The visitors are
former residents of Cotulla, aud met
many of their old friends while he A-
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hearn were
called to San Antonio Wednesday to
be with their sister, Mrs. Paul H
Brady of Carrizo Springs, who is
critically ill at the Santa Rosa Hospi-
tal.
and not even pausing to put on his 0n bonds. When their cases came up
slippers, he grabbed his shotgun and they did not show up for trial and
------ made his way as quietly as possible their bonds were forfeited.
,, _ „ ,, , out of the house. It was late sum- Officers apprehended them in Louis-
_‘ls' * J ‘ C‘ 8 M' * 1S‘ 3 ''' mer, and he was wearing an old fash. ana several months ago, and they
a '<’t ’ 3n / rS‘, ' ‘ ’ ionetl knee-length nightshirt. | have been in the local jail since that
ton, Mrs. T. A. Kerr, Mrs. A. H. Neal ~ . , , .,
• ’ Taking advantage of every bit of time,
and Misses Marie and Marjorie Nea , ,, , u *■ ,, ,
cover he could find, he finally game.I
the shelter of a picket fence leading i
Stooping over J
he followed the fence. Sure enough,
i the door was open. Pointing his gur j
at the opening, and still in bent-ovec |
ATTEND FEDERAL COURT
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS—
engraved or printed—very latest
styles—Cotulla Record.
SAFETY-IZE YOUR TIRES
attended at birthday party in Pleasan-
ton Sunday honoring Mrs. Geo. W. toward the hen housT.
Jay.
>*(-> ivuvncu luv ivuvvi uuic ciiuu^u, 1
A. B. Alexander. T. A. Kerr and
Melvin Ploeek attended Federal
position, he was just at the point ot | Court in Laredo this week from La
demanding that whoever was in there , Salle County.
come out with his hands up, when he j Judge Allred appointed Alexander
felt something cold as an icicle touch- Foreman of the Grand Jury for the
ing him from behind. | term.
I got the story out of him the next
1 day”, our friend said, ‘‘when I stop
ped by to see him about a cow. He
and his wife were in the back yard
‘ cleaning chickens. I never saw sc
many dead chickens at one time, not
; even for threshing. There were IS
1 of them by actual count. I suppose I
never would have got tile story but'’np Pos'l‘on expose..
FOR SAFETY’S SAKE
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AGAINST
1. Punctures . .
SAFETY-IZE Fills Punctures as you ride
2 Slow Leaks . .
SAFETY-IZE Fills Slow Leaks and keeps your tires properly
inflated.
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3 Blow-Outs . .
SAFETY-IZE keeps your Tires Firm. A well inflated tire will
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not develop air-friction—which causes heat in tube, creates
air expansion and if not corrected, will blow out tubes at the
weakest point in tire.
No New Tubes Necessary
EVERY INFLATED TIRE NEEDS SAFETY-IZE
FOR
PASSENGER CARS
DELIVERY TRUCKS
HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS
MOTORCYCLES AND BICYCLES
Automatically fills punctures and leaks as you ride.
Greatly reduces blow-out danger by maintaining, correct air
pressure.
Lengthens life of tube and casing.
a Keeps tires firm—less subject to bruises or injuries
AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK OWNERS
ASK FOR A DEMONSTRATION !!
SAFETY-IZE WILL AMAZE YOU !!
DISTRIBUTOR
COTULLA TRACTOR CO.
AUTHORIZED DEALER
Pogue Service Station
COTULLA, TEXAS
COTULLA
AUTHORIZED DEALER
Humble Service Station
COTULLA
Letter size yellow typing paper,
500 sheets to the package—only 60c
at The Record Office.
cold nose on such part of his anatomy
as his short nightshirt and his stoop-
Sam let out a
for noticing that some of the chickens -e" and 1 a‘bd bot.. o n
(seemed extra bloody and bruised. Sam 'Kun at ‘be same time. 1 >rua “
was looking awful sober, too, and so.rect*011’ ‘*u, °!un ant (u c 1Clv
j was his wife, although now and then !ens bunehed on the r“0St ^ ^
— ,1. , . . , , , ! never did find out what caus-
11 thought she was trying mighty har 1 ! .......
not to smile. *ed tbe commotion ir. the first place,
I , , , , , , . i but later on, when he could smile a-
! What had happened was ^ ^ it a little, he said picking out No.
[unknown to Sani, his dog had follow-16 shot from canned chickens was a
ed him, and just as Sam was about j new experience.”—G. S. in KVP Philo-
to shout, had touched him with his sopher.
After May 25th
there will be no more
Venetian Blinds!
If You want Venetian Blinds, you should
place your order now, after May 25, none
will be available.
Venetian Blinds make your home more
livable.
Buy them now while you can.
SEE US TODAY
W. F. & J. F. BARNES
LUMBER COMPANY
-Everythin* to Build Anythiu#"
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The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1942, newspaper, April 24, 1942; Cotulla, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1162598/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alexander Memorial Library.