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YOAKUM WEEKLY HERALD
THUBSDAT. APUL 7. 1»W
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
DENVER (AP)—A
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CLEANSER
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Pound
2
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FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
BROOMS
Each
4
HYPRO
Pints
Quarts
8'
Fritz
plJH
15'
17'
5'
15c
SALMON
8
KRAUT
59c CRUSTENE
10'
COFFEE
10'
10
10'
3
6'
SUGAR
JELLO
Pkg
Fisher
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24 Pound
21 Pound
24 Pound
HUGE PORPOISE SCHOOL
CAUGHT’ FOR SEA EPIC
No. 1 Cans
TOM A LOES, 6 for
Golden State I
PEACHES, No. 1 can U
*92,340
IN PRIZES
Brown
Pound
87c
79c
69c
Cans
For ...
Bulk
Pound
Ber-
old
Almeda Brand
CATSUP 11 oz.
Pats 25 times
more seep
1
o O
O 1
in
days
are
With the key to locked
in goodness
La.*' A
3 Lb.
Can
53c
Pork Shoulder
Pound ..
LUNCH MEAT, PIMENTO,
SAIA1MI, or LIVER LQAF
l/z
Dozen
10
lbs.
$1.65
$1.50
$1.29
as.
I:1-——
MRS BLANCHE DAVIDSON
I PASSES AWAY AT ABILENE
i —-—
10'
10'
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, ane<
[J. ■
j Thiele Jr..
t Koehler,
SC AM AY
ENTER TODAY
|P-G soap
5 Giant Bars
48c
25c
a rifwfl
New Club
BAKING POWDER
BACON
Breakfast Sliced
*/2 Pound
Salt Jowls
Pound
Idaho Russet
POTATOES
Good Cookers
10 lbs. for ...
LB.
CAN
Tree Ripened Tex. Valley
ORANGES
EXTRA LARGE
126 size, doz
Three Minute
OAT MEAL
large Package
COFFEE
Extra Fancy Rio
Pound
Red and Gold
Pound
Central American
BANANAS
Pounds
490 Red Ball
LEMONS
Fresh
CARROTS
Steamboat
SYRUP
Gallon Size
•/z Gallon Size
America’s Own
MATCHES
For
No. 1
POTATOES
No. 2'2
Cans
Miiv
F.
LIOXYDOL
20'
t ki-
ll ih up r
cha Ige
h
15'
9'
25'
25'
af PIGGLY WIGGLY
9"
19'
19'
5'
14c
15c
12'
16'
15'
12'!'
... ... 9C
25c
25c
9'
Sea,”
to
< I ary
Fiances
roles.
ma-ter
IT FLOATS
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IVORY SOAP
Htdium
6C
i
25c
22c
42c
79c
53c
9C
9C
9C
9C
17c
17c
23c
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a4ain. Gideon I
tiMwe too (
I BOCKS-ITS
I ellev l-ll
(•apt.
| ll.'H'l
the
the .
right on dirty
spots
I oilet
at
a
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DENVER FLIE8 DEATH FLAG
IN TRAFFIC CAMPAIGN
para
dated
sorg-
Calumet l ib. can
BAKING POWDER
5C
15c
wear a gown ,
with 1
varying
to ombre reisin.
as her escort IT.
2
bunches
©dreft
LARGE PKG 22c
■ SMALL PKG. 9C
Itrgt
20c
>■ "J* <
CAST FOR CITY COMMI8
SIGNERS,
was
R
CORN FLAKES
14irge Qc
Package 0
LIPTON’S
TEA
Lipton Yellow Label
*4 Pound Tin
(1 glass f ree)
*/2 Pound Tin
(2 glasses free) ...
1-Pound Tin
(4 glasses free)
Hjan 10c QC 25c 4QC
KrAM Size ..u Size________lu.
5c, Size With 25c Size
MACARONI OR SPAGHETTI
RED GOOSE
3 packages...
SUNSET GOLD
1-1 b. package
25c
Good Grade lb.
( HILI POWDER
\ TOP THE love
f WMAT
[wak. sam wax's _
Ainu' -WL HcNC <
I P" G!
t racks !J .
section, was 1
Sunday
oe harvested
government
Full Cream
CHEESE
17'
American 4A<
SARDINES, 3 cans lU
Dee in
('aptain
ot the
w hich
the picture’s action was
graphed, estimated their
at KMMI.
---TOM TOM. JINK 10 II---
CHIEF L G PHARES IS
RELIEVED OF HIS DUTIES '
or
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the star-
Adolph |
55A?
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t.
1 \
evcky I:
i DAV FOR 30 DAYS
and 1,200 RADIOS J
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Mrs. Blanche Davidson, 62,
wife of Joe \V. Davidson of San
isi
■ cup
lol' ’
systeM
SAVES FOR THE NATION^
FLOUR
LIGHT ( RI ST is lb.
WHITE DOVE, 18 lb.
LILY 48 lb.
Raising the Family-, n fcwHf a» WGldoon ts yolilnp before he's hunt
( OH. ITS ALWAYS
J MOneA . MONE'f- |
HESTHftWM 3VAW '
3«MD. ilDfcOH ClMMR
I |O - UOttHlN V-
L&D&OM. ClHHB. J-*
I -5
PETER PAN Fancy
Pink, 2 cans
PORK 4 BEANS
niqi7 Made by NBC 00
III i L I^rge pkg. U\)
with the time
while Moulton
,21.5 seconds.
, the Paris Rule
I
^3he. dons? I
{PETERSVILLE HOME
DEMONSTRATION CLUB
FURNITURE POLISH ble pt.
Island for
maritime saga, ‘
coming Sunday
the Grand
Ja^ajm.
BUCKETS 10-quart
Extra Fancy Dried
nPEACHES
6 Pounds
Pats 25 times
mere seep
right ea dirty
spats
|P-G soap 19*
ot several years.
and Mrs. Davidson re-
in Yoakum for a number ment from five
• | The
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Dreft
STATE HIGHWAY PATROL;
CHIEF OUSTED; GARRISON
IS PLACED IN CHARGE.
i ‘‘Sweet sorghum harvested for {
Paramount's hay is not soil depleting accord-j
omit
| t <m I
I low I
t line
. using
| lumber.
::i . .
I lars.
fancy Winesap
APPLES ^ze„
Mrs. .
ot'
of
April 8.
A veritable rainbow of colors
will Is- splashed across the floor !
of Memorial Gymnasium when the |
Duchesses display dresses of the i
same general design but carried
out in different colors. These
dresses have been designed by 1
attend- one of the countries’ leading sty-j
in New
This is the time of year when husbands leave home if they
get half a chance — because wives try to put them to' work
helping in the annual turmoil of housecleaning. We’re on the wives’ side and are offering
dozens and dozens of bargains in needed housecleaning aids along with our usual fine selec-
tions of foodstuffs at money-saving prices.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY APRIL 8-9
<i in
<1 live!'
>:il i't v
Chief Phan-,
end .I-, ;t |n>"i
the entire
t he public
fir-t
as acting
It was
per eiiim-l
part new j just
has enough t fr(,in
hand Mr. Hargis I burned to the
cost as two
for cement.
type toilet may
till- Home
Agent’s office.
this morning
cd on I'
cemetery
Dr Harrison explained t > ilic-
' group the different kind of jmis-
ons used and how they are used
to prevent disease and insect de-
struction
The FFA boys wer<- shown 631
different varieties of tomato
plants, 25 of them foreign xa-
rieties and 38 native. Among the
foreign varieties were those from
Brazil, Argentine, Venzeula, Mor-
roco, and England.
---TOM-TOM, JVNK 10-11---
LOUCRETIA MORRIS CHOSEN
DUCHESS TO COTTON
PAGEANT AT A. AND M.
COLLEGE STATION, April 2.
Miss Gm Cretia Morris, junior
I in Bay lor university at Waco has
bei-n named Duchess to tin- Sev-
enth Annual Cotton Pageant to
... I in College Station on
Fa i res
P. Sanders
L. A. Bur-
('ommeicial hotel at ris of Corpus; two brothers, C.
two story structure B. Ma' of North Carolina and
the railroad trucks] J. F. . b;y of Corpus.
business section, was' ---tom-tom. JUNE 10-11---
1 s1 ,v FUTURE FARMERS VISIT
TOMATO DEMONSTRATION
■ j San Antonio as
.They were united in i
Corpus Christi in 1904.
u'K I *
1 he remains were
to Yoakum for burial and ,
! be convey ed to the Beck Mortu- j tration agent, w ill be with us to i
I ary ( Impel to await the time give us talks on your favorite]
j for the tuneral services at 10 a. jcolors, clothes and style beeom-1 Eastern regional division,
|m. Fi'idav at th»* St. Joseph jo<r each tvne of fimire. Fverv I meet nt Sum Houston T<-aehers
a College here April 29 and 30.
be Dr. Hanon Webb of Peabody Tn-
stition, Nashville, Tenn., is * ex-
' pect»-d to speak.
CORN 3 "“ cans
hum in same class as
This brings another
‘Star of] the program. Just a
most of ago, in tact March 31,
. photo ed word that sweet so
number . not be harvested from diverted
jor government acres. This tele- j co,,,ll>Gsioner.s
gram places sweet sorghum back y
in the- same- classification as it I f .
origii^m^ w as, and can Im- plant-
onw||verted acres and grazed
cuLTor hay.
YtI ('. KING, Co. Agent.
---TOM-TOM. JUNK 10-11--
SANITARY TOILET BUILT
i ~
| ” T he pit ty pe
i built and placed
hundred fee: from
' mest ie W at :-f supply is
heiilthv kind tor the farm h
-aid II. E. I largis, district
I al ion -.upervisor of I he
II - a' h I h-port ment . AI
’ -'ll Jo, a toilet of this
Hindi !t[ t he J . F.
BACON ^.Tr
ROAST Shoulder, lb.
AESTIX April 1 Chief I.. G
Pharr, of tip- highway patrol
of 1.1 - du! les Sat urday .
w a '
| >a t rol '
and
Delicious Washington
APPLES
Large 113 size, doz. 23c
Extra Lg. 80c, doz. 30c,
M E ATM A R K E T
25c STEAK
16c
Theatre, graphs D oi SRB
< ooper, George Raft March 25 and places sweet
hum in same class as Sudan.”
change in
tew days 'pUcsdav when
., we reeeiv-
nghum could ;,M“rhons ,lu‘ P°11 Ilt
of
death is being fitted for Denver’s
police building flag pole.
Black with a white cross
the center, it will fly on
when one or more persons
in traffic’ accidents.
On days when no deaths
cur in the city,
ear accidents, a
be flow n.
It is Judge Philip Gilliam’s
idea. He believes th<- flags will
remind drivers of the dangers
of traffic.
---TOM TOM. Jl’NK lO U---
HUNTSVILLE, Texas, (AP)
your favorite The Texas Academy of Science,
clothes and style beeom-1 Eastern regional division, will
type of figure. Every j meet at Sam Houston
is welcome to bring
i made m the St. Joseph C atholic < gm-sf. A g<u>d lunch will
cemetery. .served to all present.
Davidson is survived by I Reporter,
husband, Joe W . Davidson j
one son and
i one daugh'er, John and Dorothy,
and by three grandchildren. She#
is also sinvivi-d by her mother
and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs.
. A. Stevens of Yoakum; three
sisters, Airs. Gene Faires of
Edinbuig, Mrs. L.
I of Houston and Mrs.
at i'
for you by
Department w
all <
New
i
Professional mannequins and en- ;
tertainers will present special
i Thiele, Tommie Hoffer, Mr. and s, vh‘ shnw j"h1 f,oor s,"’w nu,“-i
hers, including tin* “Big Cotton'
Boll,’’ a special dance arrange-1
ment. The annual cotton ball
will be held in the main dining
hall following the* pageant and
style show.
Miss Morris will
of starched net with flowing'
skirt in shade varying from !
dusty rose to ombre reisin. She
has chosen as her escort II. T. j
Duke of Amarillo, major of the]
1st Bat allion Infantry, Co. D. '
---TOM-TOM. JUNK 10-11---
IMPORTANT MEETING
SUNDAY |
The regular meeting of Post
2456, Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States will he held]
Sunday, April 10th, at 1 :15 P.
M., All members in good stand-1
ing will be present, as Post
[Officers will lx* idected for t he
ensuing year. There will be a
barbecue luncheon for members
(NLY. Be on time.
—Commander.
The Petersville Home Deinona-
waa held at Nat-
April 5. There
I were eight members present, two
I visitors and one new member was
added to our list.
Then the Council delegate gave killed i
reports on outdoor play equip-
• years up.
food sale formerly dis-j
‘ 1 1 1 in the J. C.
an engineer. | Penney lobby at Yoakum on April
marriage at ]9t 1938. Then the meeting was
adjourned. The next meeting will
brought | he held at National Hall on April I
were ]9 Miss Gaston, home demons-1
I DCHV KN6UJ
I ClVE
HE.U HONE
nit » y
~ U ---
Twenty-three members of the;
local FFA and their instructor,.
M. W. Carlton, made an inter-]
esting inspection tour of Dr. A. |
Harrison’s tomato disease lab-|
demonstration plot |
The plot is loeat- ■
Route 4 near the Oak Grove ;
Otj
MR. SHAW PROPOSES
A TOAST TO MR. SHAW
LONDON (AP)—George
nard^Shaw was up to his
tricks the other day.
The toastmaster at a studio
luncheon to celebrate the start
of production on Shaw’s “Pyg-
malion” called on the white-
bearded Irishman for a speech.
Shaw rose and solemnly
nounced:
4 ‘ I only get up because of
very important omission. I ask
you to drink to the health
Bernard Shaw.
“Indies and
the 81-year-old vegetarian raised
his glass of barley water, ‘‘Ber-
nard Shaw!”
The other guests tittered, sip-
ped at their wine.
---TOM TOM. JUNK 10 11---
The Rialto, principal bridge in
Venice, was built of marble in
1590 at a cost of more than $500,-
000.
]m. Friday at tin- St. Joseph jng each
Catholic church. Interment will be member i
--J-- :-1 t|le st. Joseph Catholic < gUest. /
Q Cans
a For
< ill 1'1 !'■ ill
i.f t!<
■cti'i' Irni'.iu
111 v i-i<iti.
vv oner cm.-iii
oi lit y I <>r hr.-i J
J-'part im-fit and w lirii
-alitv iL'pa 11 imiit v. a -
organized he served a
di rector,
the second change
in recent week'.
ignation of C. G. McGraw direc-
tor of the division of identifica-
tion, recently was announced.
---TOM TOM. .11 XK JO 11---
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Sheckles
had as their guests over the week-
end, Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sheekles
of Galveston, Mr. and
Robert Sheekles and baby
Victoria, and Jack Sheekles
Edna.
---TOM TOM, JI XK 10 11--
E. J. Hilburn visited Sunday
at the bedside of his brother-in-
law, Otto Stuercke of Schulen-
burg who is seriously ill.
i no deaths oc-
as the result of
white flag will
i
l Volunteei* firemen representing
{about 30 south Texas towns gath-
ered in Cuero Sunday for an all-
'day meeting of the Guadalupe
Firemen’s association, in t h«*ir
. semi-annual convention.
Hon. R. L. Bobbit, chairman
of the state highway commission,
made the principal address ot
| the convention, using as his sub-
ject “The Reward for Unselfish
Public Service.”
La Grange won the pumpe.r race
1 which was held in the afternoon,
of 20.9 seeomls,
was second with
Schulenburg won ||(,
race in 18 sec-
, onds flat, and was presented the
donated by Chief V.
1 Victoria,
was decided that the next
! meeting would be held at Alamo
Heights in San Antonio, the first
Sunday in October.
Those from Yoakum in :
e included Chief H. J. Spies, lists, and are being made i
M. Woolsey, Don Teas, Harry 5 ork city.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugo
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit
dol j night.
The old hotel was one of the
*-i prominent landmarks of Shine!'
-{and was built more than 30 years
{ago. Fire occurred at about 8 p.m.
| Mrs. John Stary, Phil Mayfield,
| J. E. Secrist, Aug. Polasek. I
I Henry Herbst, Joe Middlebrooks
pind II. Seekamp.
---TOM-TOM, JUNE 10-11---
MA WON T RUN SO SAYS PA
I 2
—*-
; Jim Ferguson announced last
I night that Mrs. Ferguson, more
[familiarly known as “Ma.” will
not be a candidate for the of-
1 fice of governor of the State of
I Texas this year. Jim says they
are getting too old to go through
[a slreirioiis campaign. lie says
i however ‘ We v.’ill continue Io
[battle for t.L< interest ;i”g vv< 1-
i fare of 'he < ommon people.”
--TOM-TOM. JUNE 10 11---
Mesdames Tom Bloomer, Irvin
[ Raskn and A. J. House spent
] Wednesday in San Antonio. They I
'attended the stage play “Victo-
ria Regina” stairing Helen
Hayes, at the Texas Theatre.
| M is.
f Tues- 1 l,er
of 1 he ,
iii any
properly
lea-t one
well or do
the only
ollie.'
san i
S' ati
a cost
toilet of this kind ’
th.- J. F. Vuk
miles east of A oukut'i. I’hi- i fhp o](|
co.'t vvas made po."ible by , Shiner lar*re
part old and part new {just across
If a person has enough from the
I old lumber
I est linat es . t he
which is for cement. Plans !
tor this type toilet may be
cured from the Home Demons
tration Agent’s office. If as,
many as fifty requests are made Sunday and the hotel was burn-
to Estaeia Morgan, County Home ed to the ground before the blaze
I Demonstration Agent, the toilets could be brought under control.
I will be built for you by the {The cause of the fire and the
State Health Department with [amount of the loss could not be °™tory and
WPA labor at no cost at all ex- j learned.
eept the materials. j ---TOM-TOM, JUNE 10-11---
i firemen meet AT CUERO
“ IN CONVENTION SUNDAY
made
and
person
on
C Small
Package ...
Bright & Early
Bowl free, 3-lb. pkg
I^arge
One of the largest schools of ; We have just received the fol- ]
porpoi.se>, ever aeen in California | lowing telegram:
waters was photographed off Ca-I
talma Island f..
historical i
at Sea,” <
Monday
with
and
ring
Schulz,
Finland'' aboard
picture's
"Souls [ ing to phone from Washington
and This amends section 13 para
RECORD LOW IN
VOTES CAST AT
ELECTION TUES
■ —■ | Antonio, passed away at Abilene [
TOTAL OF ONLY 57 BALLOTS Wednesday morning after an ill-
Ytrxn mntv lles8 , ‘ ............> ......-■
Mr.
sided
A record low in balloting was)of years, but in recent years Mr.
only 57[l’«vidson lias been employed at {cussed will he held
t the i
fire station house to vote for city I
for the coming i
i
Of th<- 57 votes, 11. S. Frady |
i received 56, Monroe Rinn re- '
iceived 54 and one voter wrote1
i the name of Henry Olsen on
1 ballot.
i I'he trustee election last Sat-
| urday drew only 85 votes, an
[exceptionally low number as.
compared to ordinary city elec
, tions, but the 57 votes of Tues-t i . .
. ii i . i r . i <>t San Antonio, bv
day is believed to be one <»t ine
lowest number evei cast
\ oakum eb'ction.
---TOM TOM, .11 NK lu ll---
' OLD LANDMARK AT SHINER “ '
BURNED TO GROUND SUNDAY
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