The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1947 Page: 2 of 16
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Thursday, July 3, 1947
THE WINKLER COUNTY NEWS
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16”x24” Enameled kitchen
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Tune in HENRY J. rAYLOR, Mutual Netwaric, Mondays and Fridays
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Phone 357
400 East Austin St.
Phone 6279
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Pair of Licenses
Issued in County
White sidewall tires, as illustrated, will be
suppbied at extra cost as soon as available.
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couples:
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James M. Shannon of Hobbs, N.
M., and Miss Clora Lee Willis,
June 27.
TUCK AWAY PLENTY.' Roomy lug-
gage compartments hold plenty-—
and high4ifting lids make it easy
to get at'anypiece.
After all, we can’t do
much about getting one to
you till you make your
wishes plain. You do that
simply by placing your
order — which will get
equal consider at ion
whether or not you have a
car to trade.
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$395.00
F. O. B. Abilene, Texas
The Fabric Shop
COURT HOUSE SQUARE
Buttons
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
$2.00 Per Year in Winkler County;
$2.50 Per Year Elsewhere.
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BUILDING MATERIALS DEPT.
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are looks to hold the eye
for seasons to come — and
lively, durable ability to
match:
ABILENE, TEXAS
284 Cypress Street
The Winkler County
News
Save up to 50 Percent
ON WARD’S
Medicine Cabinets with
Plate Glass Mirrors . . $10.00
Complete Line Building
Hardware
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Copeland
MEMBER 1947
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FOR PROFIT AND PLEASURE
READ NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS
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Greatest were the 19 per cent
May-to-May hike in the pay roll
index and the 11 per cent in-
crease in the index of employ-
ment. Miscellaneous freight car-
loadings were up 7 per cent, the
index of department and apparel
store sales rose 6 per cent, and
the index of electric power con-
sumption was upped 5 per cent.
A look at prewar levels of the
UT BUREAU OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
went to the following
National Advertisina Representa-
tive, American Press Association,
225 W. 39th Street, New York City.
Any erroneous reflections upon the
standing, character, or reputation
of any person, firm, or corporation
which may appear in the columns
of The News will be gladly cor-
rected upon being brought to the
attention of the management.
Entered as Second Class Matter
it the Post Office in Kermit,
Texas, under the Act of March
3, 1879.
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350 Gallon Shallow Well Pump and Tank...... 89.50
32”x32” Shower Stall ........................51.50
1 and 12 Jet Pumps................81.00 and 91.50
20 Gallon Automatic Gas Water Heater ....... 36.50
50 Gallon Automatic Electric Water Heater .. 109.50
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McAdoo Motor Company
Wink Texas
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS
The Associated Press is entitled
exclusively to the use for republi-
cation of all the local news
printed in this newspaper, as well
as all AP news dispatches.
Published Every Thursday in
Kermit, the County Seat of
Winkler County, Texas,
By
Golden West Free Press, Inc.
Nev H. Williams, Editor
and General Manager
Only two marriage licenses
have been issued the past week
from the office of County Clerk
J. W. (Jake) Eisenwine. The cer-
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composite indexes reveals gains all
down the line. Department and j
apparel store sales are 84 per
cent above prewar sales, the in-
dex of electric power consump-
tion has shot upward 156 per cent,
pay rolls are up 119 per cent and
the indexes of freight carloadings !
and crude oil runs to stills have
gained 44 per cent.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Medlin and
son, Kenneth, will spend the holi-
days in Lubbock visiting with Mrs.
Medlin’s relatives. The local man
will go to Amarillo on business
one day. Leaving Thursday nightem
the trio will return Sunday night.*
John Paul Jones Anniversary
Calling upon the nation to join with the Navy in a tribute
to John Paul Jones on July 6, President Truman said: “The dar-
ing and courage of John Paul Jones won for him mmortality as
an American.”
Divorces Granted
By District Court
Two divorces have been grant-
ed by the 109th District Court
in Winkler County this week. The
cases were styled:
B. F. Bennett Jr. vs Thelma
Bennett, -divorce granted, June
30.
J. G. Garrett vs Dorothy Gar-
rett, divorce granted, July 1.
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The date for the tribute marks the 200th anniversary of the
birth of one of the founders of the Navy’s earliest traditions of
heroism and victory.
Full text of the President’s statement:
INDEX OF TEXAS BUSINESS
ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION PERCENT
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Miss Viola Vernelle Christie,
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smooth, hushed Fireball
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straight-eight kept young and lively
by Accurite cylinder finish.
.. Tireless coil springing on all four
wheels, leveling all roads to boule-
vard smoothness.
... Riding poise from two steadying
tons of roadweight — ease of handling
from balance to draw a ballet dancer’s
envy. Soft, roomy cushions seating
three apiece — finish that’s the very
last word in richness and taste.
Yes, it takes no time at all to show
that you and Buick belong together,
should go together steady — so what’s
holding you back?
Rainbow Girls Will
Celebrate July 8
Founder’s Day observance for
the Kermit Rainbow Girls on. July
8 will mean an all-day celebra-
tion at Fort Stockton, Mrs. Oscar'
Maples, mother adviser,, anmunc-
ed Wednesday.
The observance will honor Mark
Sexton of. McAllister;, Okla., who
organized the Rainbow for Girls.
Members of the local orgaaiza-
tion will leave for Fort Stockton
from the school bus garage* at
8 o’clock Tuesday morning, Mrs.
Maples said: Major portiom of the'
Rainbow membership Fas rmade
plans to make the tripa
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(NIVE yourself five seconds, and you
VJ know that here’s car styling as
up to the minute as the time of day.
Spend a few fast minutes to see why
. — and you spot both smartness right
from tomorrow’s designing boards
and everything that should go with it.
Measure the reach and spread of
that Buick bonnet, brim-filled with
Fireball power.
Sweep your glance over the broad
beam that spells room, the stretchthat
means easy-riding wheelbase, the size
that tells of enough roadweighttoendi
jounce and jitter.
Here, you tell yourself, is
something to see. Here H
A 1 per cent monthly decline
marked Texas business during
May but the index of activity pre-
pared by the University of Texas
Bureau of Business Research re-
mained 87 per cent above the pre-
war level.
The index remained 10 per cent
above business in May a year
ago. $
All composite indexes making
up the overall index of business
activity showed April-to-May
slumps except for the 10 per cent
gain in the seasonally adjusted
index of crude, oil runs to stills
and the fractional gain in the
pay roll. index. Greatest decline
was the 5 per cent in the index
of electric power consumption, al-
though consumption of industrial
power dropped only 1 per cent
during the month.
Two per cent declines were reg-
istered in the indexes of miscel-
lanewwus freight earloadings in the
southwestern district and of de-
partment and apparel store sales.
Employment dropped only slightly
from AprO to May,
The index of crude oil runs toj
stills has been reduced by 4 perl
i cent from fits' May, 1945,, level, but
all other indexes have advanced,
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’ Both Fir and White Pine.
“The daring and courage of John Paul Jonesswom for him im-
mortality as an American. To recount his victories is to recall
his love of this land of his adoption and his fervent devotion
to the principles of freedom.
“Familiarity with the indomitable valour and heroic tradi-
tions which have their origin in the life of John Paul Jones
should endow the American of today with a moral stamina
necessary to meet the future with wisdom and strength,.
“We could not choose a more appropriate occasion than the
bicentennial of his birth to rededicate our efforts to the further-
ance of our democratic ideals and the preservation of a peace
so dearly won.”
Local observances of the bicentennial will be held through-
out the Eighth Naval District.
ONLY BUICK HAS ALL THESE
SFaRes a
* AIRFOIL FENDERS
★ FIREBALL POWER
* ACCURITE CYLINDER BORING
* SILENT ZONE BODY MOUNTINGS
★ FLFFEWEIGHT PISTONS
* BUICOIL SPRINGING j
★ FULL-LENGTH TORQUE-TUBE DRIVE
★ PERMI-FIRM STEERING
* BROADRIM WHEELS
* STEPON PARKING BRAKE
* DEEPFLEX SEAT CUSHIONS
* CURL-AROUND BUMPERS
★ NINE SMART MODELS
★ BODY RY FISHER
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Dot Snapper Kits
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Eyelet Embroidery
Trimmings
Lace (wide, narrow)
ALL TO GO WITH OUR SELECTIONS
OF MATERIALS
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Williams, Nev H. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1947, newspaper, July 3, 1947; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1457766/m1/2/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Winkler County Library.