The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1948 Page: 4 of 12
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County H. D. Club Council
Holds Meeting in Ballinger
The Runnels county home dem
castration council held Its regular
meeting In the home demonstra-
tion agent's office Saturday.
November 13.
Mrs Harold Routh, council
chairman, presided Mrs Calton
Smith, council secretary, called
the roll and read the minutes of
the previous meeting.
The following clubs were repre-
sented: Bethel, East Side. Norton,
Olfen. Rowena, South Ballinger,
Wtlmeth, Winters, Victory and
Drasco.
Mrs. Routh Introduced Mrs. Lee
Parlu and Mrs. John Duke, presi-
dent and council delegate of the
newly organised club. Friendly
Neighbors
It was reported that all clubs
had taken part In the county-
wide exhibit held on October so
Mrs. Del Oardner, president of
the Wllmeth club, reported that
her club had sponsored a “get-
together" night for dub members
and their families and that about
M per cent of the members were
present. She also said the WV1-
meth club had added four new
members.
The Victory club was reported
to have held one special meeting
at which a tile table demonstra-
tion was given by the home dem-
onstration agent.
Mra. B M. Batts, chairman of
the year book committee, slated
that the 1949 year books were
being printed and would be ready
for distribution at the December
council meeting.
Mrs. Neuman Smith and Mrs.
Morton Hays gave short reports
on ths state T. H. D. A. meeting
they attended at Temple.
The county T. H D. A. chair-
man recommended that the coun-
cil aend the state T. H. D. A
newspaper to the council secre-
tary. the T. H. D. A. chairman,
and the county home demonstra-
tion agent.
The council voted to serve a
banquet to the Lions Club on
December 6.
It was voted to have a luncheon
and Christmas party at the next
council meeting All outgoing and
Incoming council officers and
members will be Invited to attend
this luncheon and program.
Miss Chenoweth listed the fol-
lowing demonstrations that will
be given as training schools for
leaders In 1949: killing and dress-
ing poultry, sewing machine
attachments, preparation of food
for freeser lockers, pressure
cooker method of preservation,
water bath method of food
preservation, floors and rugs,
reupholstering, and Christmas
cookies and candles
Each club was asked to appoint
four leaders to come to these
training schools. Tbe«e leaders
will give the demonstrations to
their clubs.
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Announcement was received
here last week of the birth of a
son to Mr and Mrs Rodgers
Jones. Jr., at Brady The baby
weighed eight pounds at birth,
and has been named Sidney Rod-
gers Grandparents are Mr and
Mrs Rodgers Jones and Mr and
Mrs Sid Pearson
If you think you're an optimist.
Just reud what the boys have to
say In the seed catalogs
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The crowd was not so largs at
the reserved seat sale for the Bol-
linger-Winters football |IR» H
for the Ballinger-Colemon gome
the week before A fair atOM line
was formed at the HewrcS-Rogsrs
Drug Store Monday morning and
practically all seats between the
two M-yard lines were sold
Reserved scats will remain on
sale until all are sold The sale at
Winters also started Monday with
indications that the south stand
would be sold out In short order.
School officials stated there are
still about duo grandstand seaU to
be sold at general admission
prices
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Pfc Billy McClelland Is here for
a visit with hU parents. Mr and
Mrs E L McClelland A graduate
of the Ballinger high school, Billy
is now In the marine corps,
stationed at San Diego.
| Menard Judging Team to Chicago
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COLLEGE STATION, Nov 17
When Menard county's junior
livestock judging team won the
state Judging contest ai the State
Fair of Texas. It also won the
right to represent Texas in the
Junior livestock Judging division
at the International Livestock
Show tn Chicago, November 27
December 4
The team, made up of Jakle
Landers, Carl Menslrs. Fred L
Sutton and M D McWilliams,
will travel by bus with Texas A
Si M College's Judging team leav
tng the state November 20 The
boys will spend a day at the
University of Illlnul, Urbans
Where they will do practice -udg
tng on sheep, cattle and fat bar
rows Another day will be spent
at Linnwood Farms. Carmel, lndi
ana. where they will work on
Percheron and draft horses The
following day. they'll be at Pur -
due University. Lafayette Indl-
ana. where a final round of prac
tlce Judging will be done on
several animal types before .uni-
on to Chicago
The Menard county team win
compete for national honors on
Saturday. November 27 Cutlu:
will also take par' m the Na'io-.ai
4-H Club Congress, as a winner
of a Santa Fr Railroad award md
| will return to the state with the I
Texas delegation.
The team will be accompanied
by its coach. County Agricultural
Agent W H Lchmberg |
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FORMER BALLINGER CITIZEN
PRF At HER AT BROWN WOOD
C C Sessions, a former Ballin-
j ger cltiarn, lawyer and at one
Lime county attorney, is now pas-
tor of the Central Methodist
Church, Brown wood Rev Sessions;
entered the ministry after leaving j
Ballinger and f(ir the past two [
years has been pastor of s Wacoj
church The first of tills week a
transfer of pastors was announced I
and Rev Sessions was assigned to |
the Bi. wnwoud church
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HALF IV H RAIN FALLS
IN THIN AKF A MONDAY
Nearly all of Runnels county i
received about half an Inch rain'
Monday the gauge at Ballinger
registering 42 Hie rain fell
alowlv and brought the total since
Saturday to about three fourths
of an Inch
Tlie moisture were beneficial toj
the range and small grain but
was not lufTli imt to wet the
ground deep
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The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1948, newspaper, November 18, 1948; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1163092/m1/4/?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.