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THE COTULLA
COIULU MOTOR COMPART
TRACTOR DEMON-
STRATION NEXT
SATURDAY.
Every Farmer in La Salle county
should see $ie demonstration of our
big Fordson at the B. Wildcnthal, Jr.,
Farm one mile South of town on
Saturday, afternoon, October 22. This
will be a special demonstration and
it will be shown just what the big
Fordson can do, just how mucn qower
it has in pulling plows in different
classes of soils. It has plenty of
power for the tough spots and is the
lowest priced Tractor in the world.
We can prove it to you.
Make it a point to be at this demon-
stration. You will learn something
worth while to your farming
business.
Don’t Forget the
Date and Place.
Special Prices on
Tires and Tubes.
OLDFIELD TIRES
30 <3 1-2 Fabric..................... $6.30
30x3 1-2 Cord............. ................ 8.80
COURIER TIRES
30x3 1-2 Reg. Cord $6.70
30x3 1-2 Ext. Cord .................... $7.10
OLDFIELD BALLOON CORD
29x4-40 ............... $8.70
COURIERS BALLOON CORD.
29x4-40 „..... $8.20
COURIER TUBES
1,0x3 1-2 Keg. $1.40
30x3 1-2 Ext. Size ........- $1.55
29x4 40 Reg.. _.............— $1.70
(Successor to Chas. E. Neal Auto Co.)
We take pleasure in announcing to the people of La Salle and adjoining coun-
ties that we have purchased the business of the Chas. E. Neal Auto Company, and
that we are now the duly Authorized Ford Agents at Cotulla, and are located
permanently to continue the splendid Service that you have been getting for so
many years past.
We have replendished the stock of Ford Parts, Accessories and Tires, and
can serve you promptly and well in anything you may want. In this advertise-
ment we are giving you some prices on Tires that will be had to beat.
Our outside service is first class. We serve you promptly with the best
Gasoline and Oils. Quick Tire Service.
We want you to visit and get acquainted with us. Right now we can’t
talk automobile sales to you, but soon we expect the Wonderful New Ford to be
out and you won’t be sorry you have waited, when you see the new car. Accord-
ing to Mr. Forbes, the well known writer for the Hearst papers, who recently vis-
ited the plant, the new car will get 30 to 35 miles on a gallon of gasoline and a
car that travels comfortably at sixty miles an hour—yet to sell at a moderate
price. Think of it!
Genuine Ford 13-Plate Battery $11.00
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Greater Starting Ability, Longer Life, Low Cost. Three outstanding rea-
sons why you should buy a Ford Battery. Ford Plants are manufacturing 8,000
of these batteries every day, and there is a reason. They are selling. Think of
it. Full powered, 13-plate six volts, 80 ampere hour battery at a new low cost
of $11.00. Come in today, if your Battery is giving you trouble and let us put one
in your car. Cold weather is coming and you will need it.
Cotulla Motor Co.
“COTULLA HOME OF PERSONAL SERVICE.”
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NEW FOND CANS
TO BE BEAOy
SHORTLT
Detroit, Oct. 11.—Assembly of their
new model will begin in a “few
more days” the Ford Motor Company
announced today.
Major parts of the new cars have
been under production for several
w'eeks, the announcement said, and
firsj assembly tf new bodies was
started “some days ago.”
The announcement also revealed
that the assembly line has been re-
moved from the Highland Park
Plant to the River Rogue Plant.
The Highland Park Plant will be
used for the manufacture of parts.
Between 65,000 and (T5.000 men
now are employed at the Ford Plant
according to the announcement.
Used Cars.
We have just two Used Cars on
hand that we will sell at a bar-
gain. One a Touring Car and the
other a Ford Coupe, both 1923 mod-
els. If you want a real bargain come
quick.
Dress your Car up with our new
Accessories.
Paint Up Your Old Car.
A little paint will add to the looks
of your old car one hundred per
cent. Let us give it a nice coat of
Pyroxylin. We do it quck. You
won’t be out the use of your car
much more than a day, and we do
the job at the right price.
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LOCAL & PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Sladek spent
the day in San Antonio Wednesday.
R. F. Knaggs was a San Antonio
visitor first of the week.
Milton Shillings, who is attending a
business college in San Antonio was
here Sunday.
Gus Sutton was down from San
Antonio to spend Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Sutton.
J. W. Bachelor, Presiding Elder
for this district, preached at the
Methodist Church iast Sunday.
L. A. Kerr and Lane Taylor of San
Antonio were in the city on business
Tuesday.
Miss Josephine Lane of Miiielt was
here the past week visiting Miss
Alice Maltsberger.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. O’Brien of Ar-
tesia Wells were Sunday visitors in
Cotulla.
Rev. A. M. Foster, oastor of the
Methodist church, visited San Anto-
nio duriiWk the week.
J. T. Maltsberger returned Tues-
day from a business trip to San An- [
# tonio.
Mrs. L. L. Sladek and children, j
Donald Peters and Helen Marie Cok-
er attended the Frio County Fair j
Friday.
It
Moleskin Trousers at $2 and $2.50
Talbott’s Economy Store.
Miss Gladys McMahon, who it at-
tending school in San Marcos spent
Sunday at home with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. McMahon.
Miss Helen Storey, who is attending
the State University at Austin was at
home to spend the past week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
Storey.
R. F. Knaggs has been checked in
as agent here for the Pierce Oil Cor-
poration. For some time this Oil
Company has had no Agency at Co-
lulla.
The good season in the ground and
fine weather has been inducive to
much Spinach seed planting the past
week. A large acreage will be put
in around Cotulla—probably Qarger
than ever before.
L. K. Seale, ow’ner of the Club bar-
bershop, is back from a week’s visit
up in McLennan county, his old
home. He says conditions are good
up there this fall, farmers all raising
a good cotton crop and getting a
good price for it.
3 pound cotton bats for $1.00 at
Talbott’s Economy Stpre.
R. L. Keithley, local manager for
the Central Power & Light Com-
pany, attended a general annual
meeting of plant managers in San
Antonio last week, ending Saturday.
These meetings are held annually in
San Antonio for this district, and
matters pertaining to the troubles of
local managers thrashed out.
RHEUMATISM
Cool weather always brings
backyourRheumatism. Come
to the Chiropractor and have
the cause removed, then you
need not have those Rheumatic
Pains.
CHAS. F. SCOTT
Chiropractor. Graduate T. C. C
Buster Wildenthal was at home
from San Marcos to spend the week
end.
W. J. Fuchs, manager of the Los
Angeles Hardware Company was in
Cotulla Monday on business.
Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Hamilton and
Miss Lizzie Gilmer went to Del Rio
Monday. Mrs. Hamilton attended
a meeting of the Presbyterial in that
city and Miss Lizzie paid a brief vis-
it to Mrs. Inez Armstrong.
J. T. McCann was here from Ar-
tesia Wells one day this week. He
said the recent rise in the Raeces
creek completely destroyed a fine
eanteloupe and watermelon acreage
for him, besides doing a great deal
of damage to a levee that had just
been constructed at the cost of $1,000.
“It was a real flood,” he said.
John B. Henderson of San Antonio
was here Tuesday attending a meet-
ing of the land owners fronting the
Holland-Texas reservoir. Ways and
means of replacing the dam recently
washed out were taken up at the
meeting. A permanent concrete
spillway will likely be put in before
spring. Right now a temporary fill
is necessary to store water for win-
ter crops,.
See the Crepe and Flannel dress
goods at'Talbott’s Economy Store.
Jos. Courand and L. L. Hess, San
Antonio capitalists, were in the city
Wednesday looking over this section
of the country, and were impressed
greatly with the looks of things.
They were both of the opinion that
Cotulla was ideally located from a
geographical standpoint and was
destined to make a real town.
II. H. Fiedler of the Los Ageles
section of the country was in town
Saturday and told the Record that in
the vicinity of his farm within the last
three or four weeks something like
eight inches of rain had fallen, and
that there was a fine season in the
ground for fall plowing, and that
farmers over ihat way were “making
hay while making is good,” and ex-
pect to have their land in ideal condi-
tion for crops next year, which was
not possible for the season past be-
cause of the dry winter of 1925-26.
Santa Claus made hisfirst appear-
ance at Talbott’s Economy Store ihis i
week. •
J. B. Ownby, who lives over on the
Frio the other side of Los Angeles,
and which he contends is the best part
of La Salle county, was in town Mon-
day. Said he was glad to read the
La Salle county was going to have
news in the Record last week that
some good roads. “We have had a
number of occasions lately to use
good roads, and because we did not
have them, had to stay at home”
said Mr. Ownby.
Football for .^ Junior $1.00 at
Talbott’s Economy Storp.
r
Mrs. Dr. Reeves is visiting friends
and relatives in Houston this week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Knaggs and
daughter, Fredna, spent last Friday
and Saturday in San Antonio.
Mrs. A. H. Neal had five entries at
the Pearsall' Fair and got prizes on
three of them, viz: Light bread,
Plum Jelly and Fig Preserves.
Jay Martin, accompanied by Mrs.
Martin of Fowlorton were up at the
Pearsall Fair Friday. Jay is one of j
the County Commissioners, but said j
he had been out in the brush for the i
past ten days and had just heard of
the action of -.he Highway Commis-
sion in granting aid on the East and
West road, which information he got
out of the Record, and was very
much elated over it.
A. G. Salmon W’as in town Wednes-\
day from Artesia W'ells. All persons indebted to the Chas.
|E. Neal Auto Co., will please settle
County Attorney Tom Le.ch, 1 ££, “ 'hat “*
companied by Mrs. Leach spent Wed-1 MRS. LUCY WOMBLE NEAL,
nesday in the Alamo City. Temporary Administratrix of the
REAL ESTATE
Business, Business Property
and Resident Property.
FARM LANDS
Improved and Unimproved.
D. S. WRIGHT
THE WRIGHT SERVICE STATION
Jbr Economical Trannforlatlon
You can be absolutely
certain of the quality of
any reconditioned used
car you buy from us—for
when we recondition a
car, we do the job thor-
oughly!
Ail work is done by our
own expert mechanics,
and is subjected to the
regular factory tests and
inspections. Genuine
parts are used for all re-
placements.
After the car has passed
final inspection, a red
"0. K.” tag is attached
to the radiator cap. This
tag is the purchaser’s
guarantee of value—so
look for it when you buy
a used car!
Hoff Chevrolet Co.
$ QUALITY AT LOW COST
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The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 1927, newspaper, October 20, 1927; Cotulla, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1163312/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alexander Memorial Library.