Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1928 Page: 4 of 10
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Bottled Gas
The method for securing most of
the equipment needed for the school
is through school funds provided by
The Thanksgiving donation for the
Mercedes Hospital, which was spon-
sored by the local Elks Club proved
Parcels Well
And Mail Early
There are so many practical,
useful gifts that are sure to
please. Make our store head-
quarters for your Christmas
shopping for the whole family
and give gifts of utility and
pleasure-
Parent-Teachers
To Have Tag Day
Saturday, Dec. 8
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the leader.
Wagons
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Many other practical and use-
ful gifts such as tools, knives,
a flashlight, fishing tackle,
gun.
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Wrap Christmas
choirs of all of the four churches
participated in the program. Judge
L. H. Henry gave a short talk on the
meaning of Thanksgiving. The Girls
Choral Club of the High School sang
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1928
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and the low cost of instal-
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one of the many sur-
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Now every farm home
may enjoy the full ad-
vantages of gas heat
with a continuous supply
of fuel. You may have a
modern gas range in your
kitchen and gas heaters
in any room desired.
The pastors and
unquestionably be in favor of the
a donation of this kind will be spon-
sored each year in the future.
The committee in charge wishes
to thank particularly the Eastern
Star, Masonic Lodge, the Needlecraft
and Silk Stocking Clubs and all indi-
viduals for their donations to this
worthy cause.
Following is a complete list of the
things received by the committee:
8 0 cans of vegetables
60 cans of fruit
40 jars of preserves and jellies
14 cans of soup
3 jars of pickles and olives
2 dozen eggs
18 packages of jello
3 bushels of fruit.
42 packages containing prunes,
rice, breakfast food, crackers, coffee,
sugar, flour, candy and cookies, 13
bars of soap.
$25.50 in cash, $20 of this from
the Masonic Lodge.
Mrs. Florence Kalbfleisch, chair-
man of the commitee, Mrs, Ed Spen-
The Thanksgiving union church
service on Thanksgiving morning was
well attended and it is planned by
the pastors of the Methodist, Baptist,
Presbyterian and Chiristian churches
to make this an annual affair.
A Thanksgiving offering was tak-
en, the money to be given to the or-
phanages of the four churches repre-
sented.
Rev. Tom Massie, pastor of the
First Christian Church, presided. He
introduced those having a part on
the program. He also read the
Borderland Hardware Co.
MERCEDES, TEXAS
Century’s greatest values in the six and eight-cylinder fields.
Forty-two body and equipment combinations standard and custom on each
Une. Six of the Century list prices: $1345 to $1645, plus delivery charges.
Century Eight list prices: $1825 to $2125, plus delivery charges.
a tour of the lower Valley with a
barbecue at noon given by the James
Dickenson Company of Brownsville
at the San Carlos Estates. This was
followed by a dinner at Point Isabel.
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“I feel rather flighty tonight,” said
the aviator as he soared away.
Only nineteen more days until
Christmas, Have you stopped to
think of it? Christmas packages will
soon be leaving Mercedes by the
hundred, and other hundreds of pack-
ages will be coming into the local
post-office to be handled. The post-
office clerks and officials will make
every effort to handle the Christmas
mail without delay and congestion,
but owing to the enormous volume
this can be done only with the coop-
eration of the public. Mail early for
before Christmas. Mailing these in
advance will insure their delivery by
Christmas.
Valuable packages should be in-
. sured or registered.
A special delivery stamp will as-
sure delivery on Christmas day, if
mailed at the proper time.
Assist your postmaster by wrap-
ping your parcels securely and by
mailing them early.
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TOM MURRAY VISITS
SCOUT TROOP NO. 3
delivery before Christmas Day, on
which day there will be no mail de-
livened in any post office in the Unit-
ed States by order of the postmaster
general, Harry S. New. Packages
with a special delivery stamp only
will be handled on Christmas Day.
The following suggestions are of-
fered for mailing packages:
Wrap all parcels securely in heavy
paper and tie with heavy twine. Ar-
ticles easily broken or crushed must
be securely wrapped or crated.
All articles easily broken or dam-
aged must be plainly marked “Frag-
ile.”
Mark all perishable packages “Per-
ishable.” Use special delivery stamps
to expedite delivery.
All parcels should be plainly ad-
dressed, postage paid in full when
parcel is mailed.
Shop and mail all packages early
for the volume of mail increases 200
per cent during the Christmas sea-
son.
Millions of Christmas cards are
sent out each year and it will grea-
ly assist the postal officials if patrons
sending a quantity of them will pre-
pare and mail them several weeks in ,
advance, as it would be impossible to 1
handle this vast number of cards if <
they are not mailed until several days <
systematic school board and one that
is most geenrous to the extent of
funds available. When, for some rea-
son, the necessary equipment for the
schools cannot be supplied by the
school board, the Parent-Teacher
Association has felt it their duty to
assume this responsibility.
At present the schools are in need
out charge. The quota for Mercedes
is 30 boxes. People who wish to
make donations should notify C. A.
Carlson as quickly as possible.
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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wolf left Sun-
day for San Antonio. Mr. Wolf will
go to Dallas to attend the ice cream
dealers convention and Mrs. Wolf
will visit relatives in San Antonio.
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merce. At the noon hour the Pro-
greso Development Company enter-
tained with a barbecue at Progreso.
At dinner, that evening, the editors
were entertained in Reynosa by Bob
Lowery of Mission and the Mission
Enterprise.
On Saturday the program included
The car of grapefruit to be shipped
by the Valley Methodist Sunday
Schools to their orphanage in Waco
for a Christmas present will not
leave Mercedes on December 12 as
planned but will go forward on Wed-
nesday, December 19. The reason
for this is that after the fiftenth ol
the month the sugar test permit will
be released.
All boxes donated should be
brought to the platform of the Mer-
cedes Vegetable Growers Associa-
tion on the 19th and through the
courtesy of the officers of the Asso-
ciation the car will be loaded with-
Nine out of ten sales of new Century Hupmobiles are made when ।
the buyer casts into the balance Hupmobile's known reputation foe
quality manufacture and engineering. For 20 years, motorists have
come to Hupmobile for just these qualities—with all they imply in I
dependable, economical performance. Now, in the 1929 Century
Six and Eight, they find these standards rigidly enforced, plus a
new brilliance of style and beauty, new power, speed and getaway j
and the most modem advances in braking, steering and riding. We
ing, musical instruments, furnish-
ings for teachers’ rest rooms, neces-
sary articles for home economics de-
partment, first aid kits, improve-
ments of school grounds, and play-
ground apparatus. These are some
of the real needs of the schools. The
establishment of a permanent school
loan fund would enable worthy and
serious students to continue their
education.
These needs have prompted the
Parent-Teacher Association to desig-
nate Saturday, December 8, as School
Tag Day in order to acquire the
necessary funds to purchase the
(QUALITY
Boy Scouts in Troop No. 3 had
the pleasure of a distinguished visi-
tor at their regular Tuesday evening
meeting this wek. The visitor was
Tom Murray, chief executive of
Scouts in the Valley. The meeting
was in the form of a weiner roast.
As they gathered around the camp
fire, several of the boys showed their
ability in boxing, and Mr. Murray
made an interesting talk on the val-
ues of being "mentally awake.” The
meeting was held at Mr. Chapman’s
place east of town.
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Alice Brady refused to pay income
tax on money spent for beauty treat-
ments. If the rest of the American
women follow her-example, the U.
S. Treasury may find itself in a bad
way.
A Russian scientist says he has
invented a fireproof coal. Many
regular duties to visit the schools and
get acquainted with the teachers and
the splendid things they are doing
for your child.
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Texas Editors
Hold Annual Meet
In Magic Valley
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of books for reading requirements Thanksgiving proclamation of Pres-
For the girls, big dolls are
always the outstanding gift.
We have a most unusual dis-
play of fine dolls.
And other appropriate gifts
too numerous to mention.
Power,” and "Oh, Lord, How Mani-
fold.” The Rev. C. P. Owen, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church, preached
the Thanksgiving sermon.
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Regulations On
Green Citrus To
Be Discussed Here
, Wednesday of next week has been
, designated as Parents’ Visiting Day
in the schools in Mercedes, according
to Mrs. James Shaw, who is chair-
man of the visiting day program.
There will be a parent-hostess in each
of the schools and tea will be served
to all visitors in the teachers room of
the Junior High School. Assisting
Mrs. Shaw will be Mrs. Jack Trolin-
ger, Mrs. H. E. Bennett, and Mrs.
James Howze. Other hostesses will
be selected before Wednesday.
The teachers are co-operating with
the parents in an effort to make this
one of the most successful events of
the year. All teachers will be glad to
answer any questions that the par-
ents desire to ask.
Parents this is your day to visit
the school system, in which your
child is being educated. At least
prove you are interested in his
welfare and the welfare of the school
Members of the Texas Editorial As-
sociation arrived in San Benito
Thanksgiving morning for their an-
nual convention. After informal
greetings by the Chamber of Com-
merce the editors sat in a short bus-
iness session, which was followed at
noon by a banquet at the Stonewall
Jackson Hotel, given by the Central
Power and Light Company. In the
afternoon the editors visited the Val-
ley Fair, with the San Benito Cham-
ber of Commerce and the Browns-
ville Herald, as hosts.
Friday’s program included break-
fast at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel
by the San Benito Chamber of Com-
many, in as short a time as 20 days!
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most successful and those in charge taxation. The Mercedes school sys-
feel that this will grow each year, as tem is very fortunate in having a
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the year. Give them gifts g
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Membership dues in the P. T. A.
are $1. If every parent nd teacher
in the school were members, all needs
could be nicely cared for and there
would be sufficient funds to take care
of the needs whoch present them-
selves each year. With 25 parents as
members of the P.T.A. after 350 ap-
peals made for members, it has been
decided to give every one an oppor-
tunity to show the interest that he
has for the schools by setting aside
a Tag Day for the children and their
school.
Listed blow are the accomplish-
ments of the Parent-Teacher Asso-
ciation last year:
Raised $1075 for library books
needed for required reading.
Purchased moving picture machine
and lantern.
Purchased a cello for the use of
the high school orchestra.
Spent $50 in cafeteria improve-
ments.
Purchased records needed in the
music memory contest.
Spent $30 for students aid, which
gave needed school supplies to chil-
dren who could not afford to buy
them.
One member of the P. T. A. work-
ed untiringly in beautifying the
school grounds to their present beau-
tiful condition.
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GRAPEFRUIT TO BE SHIPPED
TO WACO ORPHANAGE
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Regulations on green citrus fruit
will be discussed here Thursday af-
ternoon at three o’clock at the city
hall, according to H. W. Halstead of
the state department of agriculture,
who was in Mercedes Saturday. All
shippers and growers and other peo-
ple who are interested are request-
ed to attend.
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“What wonderful courage!” re-
marked one of the ministers, “the
general is burning his breeches be- i
hind him.” I
Napoleon had accidentally seated
himself upon a hot stove.
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Weimer, Charles B. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1928, newspaper, December 6, 1928; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1454112/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.