The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1949 Page: 3 of 6
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Lumber
Roofing
Get acquainted with our repair depart-
ment today! Minor repairs and adjust-
Cement
Shingles
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— Insulation
Pipe Fittings
HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION TO
MEET IN AMARILLO THIS PM
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GULF PRODUCTS
held in Albuquerque, N. M. Oct.
14-15, according to Ansley,
Firestone Tires
Marfak Lubrication
Oil and Marfak
Wholesale
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Aeromotor Windmills &
Pressure Systems
A good line of Fostoria
MOST ANY SIZE OF TRACTOR TIRE
GOOD STOCK OF TRUCK AND CAR WHEELS
AUTOMOBILE PARTS, RADIOS, HOME APPLIANCES
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We slice, wrap and freeze meats, fruits
and vegetables for home lockers.
Free Delivery: Saturday—10 a. m. and
Wednesday—5 p. m.
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Moving of my Dental Office from
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Clarendon, Texas to 1063 Coronado
Circle (north main) Borger, Tex.
population in the past few years.
All wildlife coservation agencies in
the central and southeastern Unit-
ed States are cooperating in this
program.
Hunters are urged to aid in this ,
program by sending the right wing I
nf doves to the Texas Cooperative
Wildlife Unit. A. and M. College of
Texas, College Station. Each wing-
should be marked with the dace
and location where it was taken.
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(Tuffy) Wilson who helps with the
grocery and station business. One
son, Gilbert, lives in Meade Kan.
and another works at Pampa. His
name is Lloyd. The only daughter
of the Wilsons, Mrs. Velma Hickox,
lives on a farm two miles north of
Lark. There are seven grandchild-
ren.
Rocky was born in Wise County
and farmed with his parents in
Hall County from 1907 to 1910. His
family moved to Hall County in a
covered wagon. He is a great boost-
er of the Panhandle since he has
lived here for more than 42 years.
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The Texas unit of the Highway
66 Association will meet at Long-
champs Cafe this afternoon at 2:30
o’clock. Fist Ansley of Amarillo,
president of the unit, said recently
while visiting in Groom.
All local businessmen who can
attend the meeting are urged to
do so, Ansley said. Anyone who
can go should do so as Highway
66 is a concern-of everyone in this
city.
The national convention will be
keeping Uncle Sam’s mail moving
out and in on time. At the right in
above picture is seen Walter How-
ard Wilson, better nown to thou-
sands of his friends as “Rocky”,
just after he had hung the mail
sack on the crane. A Rock Island
Rocket will snatch the sack as it
roars by.
He is official messanger for the
Lark post office. He is wearing his
cap and has his “authority” hang-
ing around his waist. His wife is
Postmaster, while his son, Her-
man is assistant postmaster. Bozo
the 13-year-old watchdog, is being
calmed down by Herman. At left
Out at Lark, they believe
the benefits of using the famous ,
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Hunters Asked To
Send in Dove Wings
An appeal is being made to Tex-
as hunters to send mourning dove
wings to the Texas = Cooperative
Wildlife Unit, Texas A. and M.
College, College Station. From the
wings it is possible to wildlife tech-
nicians to determine how many of
the birds were hatched this past
summer and thereby know if a
successful nesting season occurrea.
Collecting dove wings at A. and
M. is part of a co-ordinated re-
search program initiated by the U.
S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to
a noticable decline in the dove
would meet Nov. 1 to select an all
district ‘.team.
The junior football league was
also reorganized with Leroy Low-
ery, principal of the grade school
at Claude, chairman. The district
was divided into two sections ana
the winners of each hsection are
to play for the district title.
Members of the executive com-
mittee present were H. R. Hart-
man, Spearman; A. H. Breazeale,
Canadian; D. R. Rusk of Vega;
W. R. Carrick of Wheeler; R. E.
Byrom of Panhandle; Archie Ste-
vens of Stinnett, W. B. Harris or
Groom, Johnh Morris of Claude
and Ray Vineyard of White Deer.
THE GROGM NEWS, Thursday, SEPTEMBER 22, 1949
“boss postmaster” is just below.
The post office is maintained in a
grocery store and filling station on
Highway 66 a couple of hundred
yards from the railroad crossing.
Rocky, by the way, is an old
railroader having worked for the
Rock Island from 1916 to 1945 as a
“King Snipe” or section foreman.
The combined salary for maintain-
ence of the Lark post office is $522
a year. Local receipts last year was
around $200, Herman says.
Not shown is another son, Alva
A & M College
COLLEGE, STA. — Agricultural
writers of Texas papers, including
dailies, weeklies, magazines and
radio stations will gather at Texas
A. and M. College Sept. 30 and Oct.
1 for the annual Agricultural Writ-
er’s Conference.
Reports on the treads of the
program for the coming year, re-
search teaching, extension activi-
ties of the System and a general
overall picture of the various de-
partments will be presented.
A highlight of the conference is
a forum to be conducted by the
newspapermen, to hear reports of
the various sections of the state on
the conditions of their areas and
their needs from an agricultural
standpoint. Top A. and M. men will
be on hand to answer questions as
to what the System can do to aid
them in their problems.
A tour of the college agricultural
centers will acquaint the writers
with the latest in research work
and progress that is being made.
Several agricultural leaders of
the state have been invited to take
part in the program.
The price of Natural Gas Service is a
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clean, and economical fuel for cooking,
heating and refrigeration.
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rillo, were found dead last Thura-
day in the wreckage of their small
plane southwest of Waynoka, Ok-
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The victims, whose bodies were
severly burned were J. W. Mc-
Brayer of White Deer and Bill
CliYne of Amarillo. Both were cat-
tle and ranchmen.
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above is Mrs. John (Dorothy) Kri-
zan, one of the 16 regular patrons
of the postoffice, while Mrs. Wilson
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Missing Men Found
Dead in Oklahoma
Two Texas Panhandle men,
missing since Sept. 8, while on
w flight from Omaha Neb. to Ame-
Morris Heads 1-B
Football District
WHITE DEER — Supt. John
Morris of Claude was re-elected
chairman of the District 1-B foot-
ball at a re-organizational meet-
ing held here last week.
Rules and policies were discussed
and it was, voted that the coaches
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
CARL HOMER, Prop.
Phone 47 Res. Phone 127
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Social Security Man
Changes Call Day
Beginning next Thursday, Floyd
B. Ellington, field representative of
the Amarillo office of the Social
Security Adminsitration, will visit
Groom, on the second and fourtn
Thursdays of each month, instead
of Wednesdays. Anyone desiring
information on social security
matters should write the Amarillo
office and the representative will
contact you on his next trip.
The Federal social security pro-
gram, which applies to workers in
industry and commerce, privides
for the payment of monthly bene-
fits when the qualified employee
reaches the age of 65 and retires,
for eligible members of the work-
er's family, and for the survivors
of insured workers who die at any
age.
When an insured worker dies
and there is no one qualified to re-
ceive monthly benefits, a lump-
sum payment may be made.
CARSON COUNTY ABSTRACT CO.
j. c. McCollough
Phone 70 Panhandle, Texas
PROMPT, DEPENDABLE SERVICE
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Spare Gas-Save Child
Is Safety Slogan
AUSTIN — Texans were urged
to “spare the gas and save the
child” in a statewide September
campaign launched by the Texas
Safety Association against traffic
accidents to school-age chidren.
The Association pointed out that
home training and school safety
lessons are extremely valuable in;
impressing youngsters with dan- '
gers of playing in the street and'
crossing between intersections. But
on the other hand, the Association,
warns, a child in the heat of play
forgets quickly and easily the les- i
sons he has learned, so the bulk of
the responsibility lies on the dri-
ver.
George Clarke managing direct-
or of the Association, says to save
a child’s life by following these
simple rules:
1. Regard every child on the
street as a flashing caution sign.
2. In school zones, residential
districts and near playgrounds. be
especially watchful for children
and expect the unexpected at all
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3. Give bicycles a wide berth. In-
experience. a poor sense of balance,
holes in the road or just childish
absent-mindedness can place the
rider directly in your path without
warning.
4. In residential districts, partic-
ularly, be on the alert at driveway
and intersections for tricycle rid-
ers, skaters and scooter riders.
The Texas Safety Association is
sponsoring the school campaign as
a part of a continuing traffic safe-,
ty program in cooperation with the
Texas Congress of Parent-Teach-
ers and other groups.
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Face Powder ________________________ Cream Cake
Hand Cream --____________________Gift Sets
Perfume Deodorant______________- Sachet
Toilet Waters ________ Shaving Cream
ORDER BY MAIL
Mrs. Tassie Dorsey-----Groom, Texas
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Kunkel, Carl, Jr. & Kunkel, Loreta E. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1949, newspaper, September 22, 1949; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1403259/m1/3/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.