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“MAMA’S BABY BOY”
PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT
Grandpa Landrum says one skunk
can smell up • whole neighborhood.
LETTER FROM CRIM GOODLETT
OF SOMEWHERE OVER THERE
FEDERAL RENT CONTROL
FORMS MUST BE FILLED OUT
RAYMOND C. BRITTEN
BEGINS TRAINING COURSE
Billy Brunnais drives the first half
of the distance of his trip at 20 miles
per hour then steps the old buggy up
to 35 miles per hour, and oh boy, how
he flies the last half.
BAPTIST CHURCH TO GET
MORE PAINT SOON
SUGAR STAMP NO. 9 GOOD
FOR THREE POUNDS OF SUGAR
GROOM GIRL HONORED AT
VALEDICTORIAN TEA AT TSCW
C. L. suggests that you bring in
the scrap and buy stamps and bonds
with the profit.
GEO. ESCHLE
' ED PREUSSER
O. P. BLACKWELL
• ALLAN ANGEL
J. R. STUART
• H. A. CRANMER
■ J. T. BARNARD
MRS. MINNIE BOHR
J. E. WHATLEY
i MORRIS KNORPP
GEO. WHATLEY
' J. N. BURGIN
• B. K. HALL
TIM GIBBINS
CLEO. SCHAFFER
EVERETT HALL
DICK MARTIN
OLEN JOBE
VERNON LEE LONG
A. G. STAMPS
S. C. DRAKE
EARL KUNKLE
Betty, Grace, and Inez MEAKER
CHAS. RECK
H. S. JOHNSON
SOPHOMORE CLASS
C. W. CROWELL
RICHARD RAMMING
LLOYD McCORD
E. T. SCHAFFER
N. J. BABCOCK
J. H. COOPER
J. B. SCARBOROUGH
FRANK HAM
BRUCE MARTIN
E. E. FILER
C. L. LEDWIG
MIKE BRITTEN
JOHN C. FARLEY
G. R. EVANS
Material for the soldiers kits has
arrived and ladies are urged to take
some of them to make as they are
quite simple and will not require too
much time in the making. The quota
for Groom is 80 kits.
Mrs. Ledwig would like for all that
have finished sewing to turn it in and
those desiring to knit sweaters may
secure yarn from her.
C. L. ROGERS
STEED & MOREMAN
PAUL WAGONER
CLIFFORD GARNER
GUS KOETTING
RAY KNORPP
CHARLES WELLER
LEO KOETTING
J. D. WOODS
J. B. SHOCKLEY
JIM WALL
GENE EARL STEED
BILL WARDLAW
DEAN BORRON
J. O. HARRELL
J. F. POOL
MRS. S. J. WHATLEY
TOM BROWN
L. D. LITTLEFIELD
WM. FREDERIKSEN
L. W. DILLARD
LEO LOOTEN
SISTERS OF MERCY
J. C. REED
M. E. HODGES
BILL BURNS
GUY BROWN
C. E. HOMER
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUNDAY
SCHOOL LESSON STUDY
HENRY KOETFU0
JOE BRITTEN
CLETUS KUEHLER
R. G. LEHNICK
W. S. FARLEY
ELMER ASHMEAD
FRANK BERRY
J. G. HOMER
GROOM HARDWARE
, GENE WEINHEIMER
M. F. FIELDS
G. E. LINGO
> E. L. LAMB
MRS. E. R. REEVES
G. B. BURGIN
ROY A. CLARK
P. B. FARLEY
• JOE KRIZAN
JOHN M. HAHN
' C. F. HERMESMEYER
ROBERT BOYDSTUN
: M. L. ANGEL
DONALD RITTER
LEE KIRK
FRANK KOETTING
J. W. RHOADES
J. T. BARNARD
JEFF GRAY
J. W. KNORPP
WALTER FRASER
J. E. WAGONER
JAMES DAVIS
Two skeletons were hanging in a
closet. One said to the other: “If we
had any guts, we’d get out of here.”
—This dream by Sebe Roach.
RENEWAL
Dwight Weems
Wylafae and Curtis WHATLEY
‘ ROBERT KUEHLER
T. G. FIELDS
MRS. P. E. JOHNSON
FRESHMAN CLASS
THEODORE CONRAD
MRS. JOE KRIZAN
HAROLD CARNEY
JERRY CARNEY
L. M. JOHNSON
J. D. WEEMS
TED FRIEMEL
E. A. BAKER
R. D. FINLEY
J. M. BRITTEN
Ray Knorpp got in bad by trying
to help his Pampa gal by telling her
that she had wrinkles in her hose.
The old girl wasn’t wearing any..
Told by Mary Knorpp.
Mrs. Foster (Pointing to painting
of deer): “Mina Nell, what is that?”
Mina Nell Fields: “I don’t know!”
Mrs. Foster: “What does your mo-
ther call your daddy?”
Mina Nell: “Don’t tell me that’s a
louse!”
The following is a list of names of
the patriotic Americans of the Groom
territory that have brought in scrap
and are continuing to bring in more,
years.
J. C. ESCHLE
B. B .BRITTEN
i A. W. KNORPP
F. B. LEDWIG
WALTER OLLINGER
’ VAN EARL STEED
’ D. BARHAM
EMERSON CLARK, JR.
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Winter came over the hill today;
Her heavy hair made a cloud of grey;
Her garments were stiffly starched
with sleet;
The wind made wings for her icey
feet;
Her wrap was trimmed with a fur
of snow;
Glittering frost held buckle and bow;
A cold, proud lady, who would not
wait
But came right on through my gar-
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This was tough for Vick Wagoner
Vick went to the cupboard
Like old father Hubbard
To get himself a drink,
And when he got there
The cupboard was bare.
So he took one from the sink.
—By Dad Blackwell.
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one game that is never called on ac-
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ROBERT CARNEY
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO.
JOHN WATLEY
MRS. R. L. LEWIS
If your name isn’t on this list, and
you have scrap at your place, you
should by all means make an effort
at bringing it in.
Uncle Sam wants all your scrap!
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Truitt Fields says he wants to
furnish the joke material for next
week. We are always glad to get a
little help.
CHICAGO, ILL.—“Small Scraps of Metal Will Win The Big Scrap”
is the slogan of a metal collection campaign that has been launched
by Curtiss Candy Company in cooperation with the nationwide sal-
vage drive. Above, Otto Schnering, president of the company, hands
salesman Vic Eckersall first of the scrap metal collection recepta-
cles the company is supplying dealers handling its food products in
Minnesota, Wiconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Texas. The Drive has as its goal collection of at, least
100 tons of small pieces of metal weekly as 800 salesmen of the
company call upon approximately 150,000 food, grocery, drug and
confectionery establishments, where window streamers and counter
display cards urge the public to bring small pieces of metal when
they come to shop. Proceeds from the sale of metal thus collected
is donated to the U. S. O and charitable organizations.
Tonight, Thursday, is Boy Scout
meeting night. All scouts and lead-
ers are urged to be present. More
committeemen are asked to come to
the meetings. The scouts are pro-
gressing fine in their work.
Uncle George Clark says an under-
standing wife is one who has a good
steak ready when you come home
from a long day of fishing.
Faye Johnson is helping out this
week by writing a number of jokes.
Faye heard these jokes last week
down in Arkansas.
November 20 has been set as the
expiration date for making applica-
tions for canning sugar in Carson
county, Mr. Wisdom, chairman of the
Carson County War Price and Ra-
tioning Board announced today. He
further stated that the local office
would continue taking applications
for canning sugar any day of the
week except Saturday by mail or in
person until that date.
Starting Sunday morning at 10 a.
m. lesson of the Men’s Down Town
Bible Class will be the first chapter
of Romans. One chapter will be stud-
ied each Sunday until the entirebook
is completed. The class now has. an
excellent teacher. All men not attend-
ing Sunday School are welcome with
the Bible Class. Come as you are.
There is good singing.
The Groom Baptist Church almost
became painted all over, but due to
lack of painters some spots were left
unpainted. Saturday the job will be
tackled again. All Baptist men that
can stand the smell of paint are
again ask to cooperate in getting the
building fixed up.
Rev. Godwin: “What are you sit-
ting down for? I thought you were
the man who never got tired.”
Jim Stuart: “I don’t. This doesn’t
tire me.”
This happened one time when Mrs.
Dal Harrel employed a colored girl.
Mrs. Harrell wished her servant to
be pleased with her new place.
“You’ll have a very easy time of it
here,” she said sweetly, “as we have
no children to annoy you.”
“Oh,” said the colored girl gener-
ously, ‘Tse very fond of chilluns, so
don’t restrict yo’ se’f on my account,
Miss.”
First little bird: “Who’s that sit-
ting on the bench below us?”
Second little bird: “That’s the boy
who was shooting at us yesterday
with an air rifle.”
Third little bird: “Well, what are
we waiting for?”
FORT KNOX, Ky., Nov. 4.—(Spl.)
—Ready to begin his basic training
course which, when completed, will
qualify him for duty with the Arm-
ored Force, Private Raymond C. Brit-
ten, son of Mr. B. M. Britten, has
arrived at the Armored Force Re-
placement Training Center here pre-
paratory to duty with the newest
and fastest-moving land force of the
army.
Thursday evening this country
editor and Mr. C. L. Ledwig drove
to Dumas for a sort of inspection
trip. We were on three different
farms. Hogs and pigs were well
scattered in the fields and all were
doing fine. Shady Kuehler and Joe
Kelly were moving cattle from one
farm to another. There was lots of
feed that needed to be cut and stack-
ed, but with no help available, this
feed may be wasted or lost.
Several hundred dollars worth of
port and sausage on foot were seen
near one of the places, Mr. Ledwig
said that they belonged to James, his
son that is now in the army.
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Here are the names of new sub-
scribers to the Groom News during
the past week. Also a list of the re-
newals. We hope that you enjoy the
paper.
Pvt. James C. Ledwig
Red Latta
Raymend Britten
Carson Co. Free Library em
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The Farmer’s Grain and Imple-
ment company are loading out the
fourth load of scrap to the steel mills.
Folks, that scrap pile is becoming
small again. Are we going to let
the elevator boys keep their scrap
yard cleaned up? Why not look a-
round the place some more and get
in a few more loads ?
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Stopper Slay sent this reading
from his diary to the Jinks Pool
family: “Up at 8. Felt a little sea-
sick, so took two pills. Passed an ice-
burg at ten.”
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MILEAGE RATIONING BLANKS
NOW IN CARSON COUNTY
Application forms on which pas-
senger car owners may register under
the. mileage rationing program have
not been received for Carson County,
Mr. Wisdom, Chairman of the Car-
son County War Price and Rationing
Board announced today.
All automobile and motorcycle
owners must get these blanks from a
filling station and fill it out them-
selves. Titis blank is form R-534 and
is available at all Groom filling sta-
tions.
On Friday, November 13th the
owners should take the blank that
has been filled out, to the school
building. There the owner will be is-
sued an “A” ration book.
Those who think they should have
more gas than the “A” book will have
to meet with their county board and
ask for more. On the 13th only the
basic book or “A” book will be is-
sued. To obtain the “B” or “C” book,
it is necessary to get the “A” book
first.
Nov. 12, 13 and 14 have been set
aside over the nation for gas ration-
ing, but only the 13th will be used at
Groom. This will take place at the
Public School building, but will not
interfere with school.
DENTON, Nov. 4.—(Spl.)—Miss
Bernadine Regina Ledwig of Groom
is one of the 60 high school valedic-
torians enrolled at Texas State Col-
lege for Women this year. They were
honored at a tea given by President
and Mrs. L. H. Hubbard recently.
A scholarship equal to a year’s
tuition was awarded Miss Ledwig for
her outstanding scholastic record in
high school, when she enrolled at
TSCW. Daughter of Mr. Felix Led-
wig, she is a freshman student at
the college.
In a wedding gift roadster a hon«
eymoon couple skidded around a cor-
ner, jumped into the air, knocked
down a lamp post, smacked three
cars, ran against a stone wall and
stopped. Slowly the girl climbed out
of the wreck, “Honey,” she exclaim-
ed, “that’s what I call a kiss.”
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Dr. Witt: “Madam, you have an
iron constitution.”
Mrs. Aunt Minnie Eschle: “I’ve
often wondered what made me so
heavy.”
Tomorrow night the curtain will
rise promptly at eight o’clock on the
Senior play, “Mama’s Baby Boy.” A
rollicking comedy from beginning to
end.
Bob Swafford plays the role of
Mama’s Baby Boy, and he is sup-
ported by a cast that can really play
their parts. There is a proposal in the
play that is alone worth the admis-
sion price.
The proceeds from this play will
go for the Senior present to the
school for this year.
Forget your worries for about two
hours and see the Senior play,
“Mama’s Baby Boy.” Admission is
15c and 30c and the time is eight
o’clock Friday night, November 6th.
Householders were advised today
by Vern Wisdom, chairman of the
Carson County War Price and Ra-
tioning Board that War Ration Stamp
No. 9 will be good for the purchase
of three pounds of sugar for home
use between November 1st and De-
cember 15. Stamp No. 8, which called
for five pounds, expired at midnight,
October 31.
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It was dusk as a lady tourist stop-
ped at Pete Whatley’s filling station.
“I want a quart of red oil,” she said.
Pete gasped and hesitated. “R-r-red
oil, madam?”
“Certainly,” she said. “My tail
light has gone out.”
John Latta brought this one down
from Missouri.
An old maid had always insisted
that he rpussy cat never left the
house at night. Last summer she
took southern cruise and wrote home:
I’m having more darn fun—met a
swell gentleman on the boat. Don’t
know when I will be home. Yours,
Mable. P. S. Better let the cat out to-
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October 2, 1942.
Dear Betty Jean,
Thanks a lot for the letter even
though you didn’t let me know how
many, if any, of the old maids and
widows around Groom were still look-
ing for a prospect. You also forgot to
mention how Bert, Bill, Billie, Moz-
elle, Marjorie, Aunt Sallie, Uncle
Henry, Ruth, Big Boy, Sitter and the
rest of the family were getting a-
long.
I believe I noticed in the August
20th Groom News’ “Facts and Other-
wise” that Jeff Gray was still living.
I am sending a snapshot with most
of my wrinkles to show you that
army life hasn’t made me lose twen-
ty or fifty pounds as it did Big Boy.
In the first place I hardly had it to
lose and in the second place I thought
I could take it in the first place; it
hasn’t proved to be a fountain of
youth or a Paradise Lost, but I only
hope the rest of my army life will be
as easy to take as the past.
That southern sun would probably
have carried me out one afternoon if
I hadn’t stayed in because of a lit-
tle fever. Several men that were pro-
bably better than me did pass out. I
expect we will wish for some of that
sun before the winter is over.
How is your fellow getting along.
Maybe you had better not get one as
old as Billie Pauline did that will go
off to the army.
I maybe talking very optimistic
like, but I would like for you to raise
some late fryers next summer. I may
want to and get to visit you by then.
That is asking for a hand-out in ad-
vance, isn’t it?
Well, be as good as it is possible
for you to be. Write again sometime.
Your friend,
Uncle, I mean, Crim.
The dirty skunk that took my tire
and wheel please don’t take any more
as I don’t have any spare now.
Thank You. Charlie Hermesmeyer
The Auto Mechanics Course open-
ed Monday night, November 2, at the
Shop Building at the high school.
This 10-weeks course is open to all
1 adults and will prove both interest-
ing and educational. Those interest-
ed please see E. G. Stapp or apply to
the Shop Building at night. This
should be done very soon as the num-
ber to take the course is limited.
Landlords of rental houses, and
similar dwelling units who have not
yet registered under the federal rent
control program were urged today by
W. L. Boyles, area rent director, to
fill out the required forms as soon as
possible to avoid the last-minute
rush.
A speed-up in registration will be
necessary if it is to be completed by
November 15.
Failure to register rental property,
except hotels and rooming houses, by
November 15 is a violation of feder-
al law, Mr. Boyles warned.
Similar to other wartime measures,
evaders and violators of this Act are
subject to a $5000 fine or imprison-
ment for one year.
Registration forms are available at
the Southwestern Public Service Of-
fice here in Groom.
Regulations for the freezing of
rents, as of March 1, 1942, went into
effect in this defense-rental area on
October 1. This area includes all of
Gray, Hutchinson and Carson coun-
ties and all property, rented or of-
fered for rent has to be registered.
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