The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 27, 1957 Page: 5 of 16
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Wagons Were Necessary
help
from Ballinger
<• OF
directors of the Ballinger
room left
one
■ >utheri
RECORD"’
Ballinger
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rd ion
Kin.'
treasurer,
following
paid out
.toe lai
x-ray
sale in
security
survey,
Assoc la-
(.'ounty
sumary
name someone to take
on the executive com
Bal-
was
Mrs
Gus
Inez
Mrs
the
an-
Renfro, executive
.Mrs W I Dixon
the
was
test,
wore
th*
school
( DIRECTORS
WILL MEET MONDAY
be-
stUl
ca.M' finding
briefly on
and best fishing the
been
office expense.
case finding,
education. 70c;
oni- at the bottom wax years later but
X-rays
Young,
gave a
hits done
CITY COMMISSION IN
MEETING HERE TUESDAY
The city commission was in
v.-sion for their regular busl-
ne.-s Tuesday. Two small build-
ing permits were approved, one
to T A Parrish for $150 im-
provement to his home on Fourth
•Street. The other was to Juan
Tallinn/ in the amount of $175
for moving u house to a lot on
Hutchings Avenue
A letter of resignation from
1. F. Jackson, driver of fire
truck No 1. was read and ac-
cepted by the commission,
effective on July 1
The Yellow Cab franchise was
granted to Frank Borders after
tin- former holder luid moved
away
for the coming
$103 70;
$10 13;
18'1 Texas TB
All expenses
$1.033 51 Having
June 20 1957 of
Several im|M>it;uit committee
reports will tie discussed at the
meeting All directors arc urged
to be present
The picture at the top was tnadi xon after Ballinger
came a town The
showed .hoppers ready to load from the sidewalk
The
held early
because a number of board
members desire to attend/ the
baseball game at 8 p m
Tom Caudle, manager, stated
that the board w. s expected to
replace Guy White on the board
and also
his place
ml tee
boerd or committee
Joint thinking, not by-
vote. to get money, or
it. or both; to face
with courage, endowments with
doubt, deficits with dismay ami
to recover quickly from sur
plus: to ded with the profes
slonal staff as partners to
keep far enough ahead of the
community to be progressive
and close enough to be practi-
to interpret tuberculosis
work to the public in words of
two syllables, to be proud o!
a tradition but eager to im
prove it
England
with an
Com Green Nurse
Spei>s To Group
At Meeting Here
own pleasures
B ick in tii" call d.r, • oi Ballinger and Rui.m County a
go-Kl train and a w ig a v a an al. .olute necessity < n every farm
and ranch N- ' onlv were they used for hauling supplies, they
brought produce to thi local markets and were used for hauling
of every nature
pense
1057.
taxes,
$1450;
tion. $40 59
amounted to
a balance on
$1,489 42
Mrs. Willard
secretary, and
. ecretary. gave interesting re-
ports on tile seal sale meet
held on June 12 at Fort Worth
Mrs Renfro discussed the in-
formation received at the meet -
sale and Mrs
to combine a New
sense of obligation
Irish sense of humor
traveling M
the driving
plet<- charge of the i><>\
their return to Ballinger
• camp
d.,v In
' Ing on the seal . ____ ____
Dixon s|x>kc on the control of
tuberculosis and
Dr Green spoke
medical conference, which
held at the meeting
Mr Caskey, cnainmm of
nominal Ing c o m m i 11 e e.
nounced that the committee
had named John Purifoy presi-
<l< nt-elect to serve in training
! for the coming year Mr. Puri-
foy was elected and Mrs Inez
Dixon was named a new direc-
tor
Mrs Renfro Introduced Mrs
Katherine Rogers executive
director. Tom Green County
Tuberculosis Association, who
In turn introduced Mrs Ruby,—•"
Hartman, health nurse on the 1 al
• Tom Green County board Mrs
Ijocal Explorers
Off To Philmont
Saturday Morning
A group of ten Ballinger ex- '
plorers accompanied bv Joe;
King of Paint R*irk bo-. out
'commissioner, left liere Satur-
cloy morning on a small ■■ h<>ol
bus for Camp Philmont near
Ciinmeron New Mexico
The local delegation will be
there until July 5. when tin
activities will end and they
will head home In the group
1 were Wesley Allen. Tommy
Holbrook John E la-e Bill Bis .
sett. Charles Afflerbach. Vance
Carter. Delbert McQu-er. Bob
by Davidson. Woody Nix and
Rodney Hainbrlght
Camp Philmont covers a
; ranch embracing some 200
square miles which offers many
types of outdoor entertainment. liu i,,. ■.» on tin 'tail all
training and recreation ten days at comp and will camp
Mr King stated that on ar- out Each local explorer car-
The first quarterly meeting
of the Ruma.-D County Tuber-
CUlosls As^k|!ion officers and
directors, was held ■Thursday
evening at the Acapulco Cafe
for business and a program
Dr John E Green, president
was tn charge of the business
and Introduced the following
new directors Mr and
Jay Garrett Mr and Mrs
Recfc^in of Norton. Mrs
D&flbot Norton. Rev and
O. T-^chroerluke of Rowena
Mrs Raymond Lloyd of Win-
ters and Mrs O M I<ewls
Dr. Green announced that
Runnels County Association
was among the ten counties in
Texas leading in the highest
per capita receipts In the 1958
seal sale.
Alvtn Holbrook,
announced that the
expenses had
since April 1:
$33.74. X-ray
$464 25; health
state meeting expense. $130 88:
salaries. $219 73. seal sale ex-
The
Chamber of Commerce will meet
Trucker, opcr.di d w.i >i ti.iin B . .n-a • for u..iny y> .irs Monday night at 6 p m
before the network of railroads covered the area At on>- time inciting is being
Ballinger was one of the biggest wagon pecan markets in the
nation with most of tin- crop from tin Concho San Elba and
Llano Rivers brought here as well as the Colorado River crop
Many other supplies were haul.-d here and away from
linger by the wagon trains and the old time wagon yard
often full with no
- t n isrK'’ i ail', » ■ feet tall, the w ‘ : Id’s
■ .TV.. the N -.
, ci : m s,. • At-' Th« *"**'•• ’••• 'Kh , n5 ar!<! a h?K
tor rich, tainin; mon than • half ton <4 tubber. 19<
, , . • f„l - at i ■ ■ ..... ’ 1 T,“> IC
' gn, , , .ompkte 0.1 pumping stations across the
Hartman gave an informative'
talk on case-finding in Tom J
Green County. Hite told of how
the cases are found, where the-. !
are found and how they are |
treated Mrs Hartman outlined j
the work of the Chest Clinic in |
San Angelo and told ot how 1
health nurse, gave a summary '
new patients and assist
doctor, and also amUt
children with
Mrs. Fred
health nurse,
of work she
< itildren in the county a houls
and stated that 750 patch
had been given and 43
positive.
Nine rules were given to
anyone to become better board
nu-mben to know why the
organization exists: to govern a
through
majority
help get
budget..
Photography
Came With the Pioneers
Ml 71 VI \K OLD*
I" POP 11! MT 04 X Ot
■ III Hull lungs tvenur
Dial 2358
it l.llilllliM I.ill TO
Future making was necessary when the first settlers came
to Ballinger as shown bv this first "Photo Gallery.”
The art of picture making has improved as much as
anv other profession and the picture of I8K0 would hardly
be a<<<ptalilr today.
<’u> n. U rn *liidn> I quipment and I vperienre provides
a i-rvor lol vour ever* need
’aktwwc s Bfrrrft w/rtf
Tomato Juice
25c
25CS
49C
Pickles
29c
35e
Catsup
!.'> t “Util
29C
Dixie Cups
MtMOI li *
59c
J
39C
tvooiii x
lot
Tableware
Shop With Us and Save While You Celebrate
NO Count
15C
t I T RITt
29t
Wax Paper
Roll
Choice Cuts Of Meat
Fresh Corn
291
EARN
Cantaloupes
9t
25c
39c
Strawberry Preserves
231
3- 25c
Pork and Beans
2o, 45c
Fruit Cocktail
VINE RIFE
$1.29
Instant Coffee
20c
29c
S-Oc.
FOLGERS
TkUflonlt
< ONI HO
No 3M
l.’l I ool
Roll
1$ *1 RIA VOI D*
1011 All MINI M
CRACKERS
37c 6
WHITT SWAN'S 18 Or Rrfrigev»tot
Pl RE ->«r
IT.ASTH OR
Spoons and Forks
GREEN
^STAMPS
SANTA ROSA
Plums
Charcoal vt"’
DEI. MONTE
No 3*3 (an
HEEDLESS
Grapes
M l. FLAVORS
Kool-Aid
FRESH
Blackeye
Peas
Plates ”AST,<
$1.98
Pure Lard
Welcome to Ballinger’s 71st Birthday Jubilee nour ............
ff l.b
Ba g
Rib Roast
» 25c
Roast
- 39c
Steak
u 59c
Pork Chops
- 59c
Pork Sausage
> 49c
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The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 27, 1957, newspaper, June 27, 1957; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1194997/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.