Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 116, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1939 Page: 5 of 6
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Hundreds of red bud and
A report on t he first two month; i
of
service of
der the direction of Claude Jones.
Watts Brothers
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! Cream, No. 1. pound L....... 24c
the control
23c
Cream No. 2. pound
on
ex amination
WESTBOUND
SANTA FE—SOUTHBOUND
4
Lost and Found
Depart
LOCAL OOTTON
!
16 ..... 12:05a.m.
and 46
9:24 a. m.
6
water supplies.
made
on
MOTOR BUSSES
foods and dis ease carrying ani-
SOUTHBOUND
25c
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Typewriters
(17) ;
11:20 a. 11:20 a.
9:25 p.
j 9:25 p.
(tf) 9912;
Jrre Anne Pennington sang
. 2 white. 4212- , a solo
Jewelers
Miss Carolyn McClure gave a re-
, ton.
Yule Activities
1.0914 to 1.101; barley.
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Apartments
MORTIMER AND CHARLIE
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A Lesson in Etiquette!
By CHICK YOUNG
*ard at Register Office.
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chestnut — Phone 7
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ABBIE an’ SLATS
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Phone 300
Gainesville, Texas
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Piece of Blasted
Pipe Is Shown
475 Wild Plum Trees
Placed Along Bank
Of Elm Creek Here
2,510 Students Are
Examined; 167 Food
Handlers Are Visited
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The dramatized effort of Joseph
and Mary to find a place in the
inn was the second scene, the ex-
planation given by Valton Saun-
10c
. 5c
15
5
Tom May, veteran employe of the
Santa Fe railroad, who lives in Los
tered
Frasher.
WHAT rr all
ABOUT?
long, and is evidence of the tre-
mendous power of the explosipn.
Turkeys, old toms
Old roosters ,lb ..
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4.46 a. m. Prairie hay. ton ..
9:06p.m. Johnson grass, ton
Depart
1:10 a.
4:35 a
7:40 a.
Money
To Loan
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On Your Auto
1:05 p.
4:15 p.
6:55p.
Arrive
1.0 a.
4:35 a.
7:40 a.
in
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down;
8.00.
Hogs
lin Feed Store).
Wheat, bushel .....
Oats, No. 2, bushel
Barley. No. 2 bushel
| Kar corn, bushel .
Popcorn. 1b........
Let Gainesville merchants help .
you. with your Christmas shopping.
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7:50p. 8:00 p.
••Buses originate here.
room apartment Garage,
paid. 316 Andrews.
NOTES
REFINANCED
LOCAL MARKETS
Corrected to Drc. IS
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COLD CAPSULES
Give Prompt Relief!
4
top 5.70; 150
to 5.50.
. 11.05 .
. . 10.78
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9 77
asked.
Arrive
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10.93b-95a
10.74
10.42 -
10.09-10
9.56
NORTHBOUND
Arrive
|mals.
। A total of 34
I 11:15 a. 11:30 a.
** 4:20p.
the Cooke County
! Fair association.
HE WILL
OR IT
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HAVE stored in Gainesville two
pianos, one baby grand and one
Spinet console which we will sell
far amounts due us. Jackson Fi-
nance Co.. 1101 Elm. Dallas, Tex.
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Sales
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CASH and CARRY
SUITS AND PLAIN DRESSES
CLEANED AND PRESSED
DO YOU BOS REALIZE
WHAT YOUVE DONE?? YUE
AVERTED A TERRIBLE
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MEN’S FELT HATS
CLEANED AND BLOCKED
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ALL WORK GUARANTEED
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YA AIN MAD AT US/
WE WERE. ONLY
TRY IN'TO HELP/
the city and rural
ed 2,510 during the
pi esent ed a Christmas program in,
the high school assembly Tuesday ;
morning. How Christmas is cele-
brated in Mexico’ was the theme i
RAILROAD TIME
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Oat Straw, ton .
Alfalfa hay, ton
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GAINESVTEE DATEF REGISFER, GANESMEEE,TEKAS.
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reportable diseases
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During one of his voyages to |
America. Columbus was stranded I
for 12 months on the north coast
of the. Island of Jamaica.
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— AND WHEN
WE SAW WHAT
WAS WRONG,
WE HAD TO
FLAG VOUR
TRAINS!
MILLER’S CLEANERS
329 North Commerce
pantomimed the story. Lucile, <
Stark sang a lullaby in Spanish.. secretary’ of
1 dairies,
were 1
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WELL. PSHIVER MY
PTIMBERS, WIPy
HAS GONE PLNATTY
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Three groups of trees and plants
were set out along the banks of
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Sam Sims of Gainesville brought
to The Register office Thursday, a
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Robbie Lou Scott was the J side of Leonard Park, and one on
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17 public lectures
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By EDGAR BERGEN
THE ARTIST next to Tanner’s
12:05 a. m Prices prevailing at noon to-
9:24*. m. day .............. 7.50 to 8.75
Let Gainesville merchants help
’ you with your Christmas shopping.
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sorghums. 2.
1, soft red w
DIXIE MOTOR
■ -COACH CORP.
। they will freeze if the weather gets where he makes his home, and he
■ extremely cold. since it is neces- is happy to make his home there.
• sary to keep them outdoors. -----------------
191 clinic visis
and 14 patient*
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egemsemotd
remarks concerning
TecAFceGL
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OF WV PETUNIA BEDS. \ CAREFUL, LADY!
you LITTLE RASCAL ff J™
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street.
Mr. May entered the employ of
the Santa Fe in Gainesville 54
years ago, and was given several
promotions dunfing his residence
here. He later lived in Cleburne for
a number of years, but has been in
California in recent years.
He was retired by the railroad
two years ago after 35 years’ serv-
ice with the company. Several of
Mr. May's sons and daughters re-
LET THIE CLASSIflEOS WORK FDR VDU,
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i of the program and all speaking
! parts were given in Spanish.
Divided into scenes, the first one-' .---—----------
El Nacimiento, told of the birth of murthe plants and wild plum trees
Christ, and was explained by Rosa have been set out this week
Lee Davidson as other students, Leonard Park and Fair Park
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work in private home. Write i
Box "B‘* care of The Register. •
(17) 56
FOR RENT Two brick store
buildings in Leonard Block on
East California street. On high-
ways making best location in town
for retail business. See Joe Leon-
63%: oats. Nt
Temple
Cash Store
Special Friday, Dec. 15
FREE—X 50-pound stick of
• peppermint candy. Coupon
with each purchase of 15c or
over. Come by and see it,
Wateh for our special ad for
Saturday.
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CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO. Deb. 14 (API.- Cash
Upright piano in
6 Female Help Wanted
WANTED Experienced girl
0
FIRE, TORNADO
Aid All Kinds of
INSURANCE
The name of George Grice -n
your Insurance Policy to like
Sterling on silver.
GEO. M. GRICE
11 6 % 8. Dixon SL Phone 73
, March ....
May......
July .......
October ...
b bid. a
FORT WORTH GRAIN . port of the State Teachers Asso-
FORT WORTH, Dec. 14 I API. ciation meeting held in San An-.
Demand for rain here was fair tonio.
All points in Texas and Louisiana
TICKETS ON SALE
DECEMBER 20th TO 24th INCIUSIVE
Limited torezch riginal starting point puior to Midni ght January 8, 1940
Spring chickens, 1% lbs., to 2
lb................ 10c
I Spring chickens. 2 lbs. and over 8c
Turkeys. No 1 .............12c
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GAINESVILIE REGISTER
With. • quality and quantity of
eircula tlon that produces results.
Classified advertising rates and
information:
No advertisement for less than
30 rents
Ten words or more, 3 days, 3
cents per word
Ten words or more, 6 insertions,
5 cents per word.
Special rates by the month
Five average words to the Una
... Lines of White Space
will cost the regular rate each
insertion
Charze Aeconntn
Classified patrons desiring charge
accounts must have a regular ac-
gount,with The Register or eUe
have A telephone number listed
in their own name. -
Phone Year Want Ads
to Numher SM ,
to Number z
vur .competent and courteous
classified clerk will assist you in
wording your ads by phone or in
person at our office.
, was recorded, i
Miss Jane Harris, county health
. good condition. Phone 852. t18)
g, ... .‘t:”1'-----. Health Unit is
FOR SALE Milch cow and regts- (
duroc boar. Richard Active
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4-room furnished was represented by Hazel Wilson
Moran. Phone ahd Sylvia Liles. Mrs. Sophie Brad-
(17) shaw, house supervisor, and Miss
Mary Stevens, home economics
instructor, also attended the meet- ■
25 cents lowei ; other classes fully |
I ots common steers
SHALL I
PWED ? — H-M! 1 ,
SMALL fDwED ’
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Wagon receipts yesterday .... 6
Wagon receipts for year .... 6,370
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LOST Ladies’ white gold wrist- ------
watch, link band at Junior High 41a Radios, Refrigerators
school, Tuesday-night, Dec. 12. or ------------------
। | Vicinity of high school. Liberal EXPERT Radio repairing. Zenith
. reward. LaMode, 107 N. DNxon. radios. Vernon (Doc) Turnage.
(21i 110 N. Dixon, Gainesville.
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’ LOST Large yellow gold watch !
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the Cooke Count!!
store has another large selection Health unit, which ended Novemi
Bills shift include Tootsie Gibson, presi-
(19i i dent; Lutine McDill. vice presi-
~~- dent; Helen Young,, secretary:
: Velma Faye Thomas, reporter;
____! Ona Beasley, Wilma Barnes and
Laboatcry examinations prcsessional
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THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 14, 1939.
e-ta-rtei
street. A program will be given t 491, " <
Monday evening, under the spon- j ° 2 ___ i
anrehin of the VWCA orun of the FORT won ETH LIVESTOCK
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON * '
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 14 I API.
Cutton futures opened weak at net
declines of 17 to 25 points.
FASTBOUND
’ Arrive Depart
: 7:40 a. 7:40 a.
NORTHBOUND
Arrive Depart
{ 2:20 a. 2:20 a.
8:40 a. 8:40a.
110:15a. 10:15 a.
Following the meeting, a session
of the Classroom Teachers associa-
tion was held. T. H. Chapman,
program chairman, called atten-
tion of the group to the stage
For the pro ection of food am
milk, John S. Bell, sanitarian; visr
2:20 p. 2:20p.
4:15p. 4:15p.
5:45 p. 5:45 p.
9;10p. 9:10 p.
W ESTBOUND
Arrives Depart
8:35a. 8:40a.
1:00 p. 1:10 p.
4:15 p. 4:20p.
8:30 p. 8:45 p.
IS 5g- $g
10 7.3} yc
' ♦ Let Gainesville merchants help
NnteH you with your Christmas shopping.
* CAREFUL 01- VUUH
MANNERS, YOUNG MANW)
*
\SPEIAL Men’s rebuilt hats. 50c
and 79c. Miller's Cleaners. 329
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2 PP
Angeles. California, has been in.
* Gainesville the past 10 days visit- rP,
' ing in the home of his daughter.
crapeiMrs. W. A. Sides, 600 Moran
of paintings ready. For only $1.00 ber 30. was iaiued this week, b
you can get one of those round Dr. Houston H Terry. director. 1
hand-painted plaques ready to The report
hang Regular $2.50 oil paintings, communicable disease control dur,
special only SI 50. For a lasting ing the two months, 342 persona
gift sure to please, give a painting were immunized, and visits we if
We pack for mailing. (iti made to 30 victims of such df
1 "..... seases as diphtl heria, typhoid fever
TRAILER SPACE. 1330 E. Calif, scarlet fever. »nallpox and
-----—-------------------- ing cough. In
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at once for their plants, as he fears side in the vicinity of Los. Angeles, . Register office is about two feet
BLONDIE
Rezistered U S. Patent orriee
I TEEEs A GENTLEMAN /
| AT THE DOOR WHO WANTS )
Tp SEE YOU
(HE 1% TALKING PFUNHV J
‘CVMEANUPYOUP
YeLUKEPMEVous
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14 Business Property
FOR RENT — Furnished apart-
ment; private bath; garage.
Phone 475. (D4tf)
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-- Wise and Montague counties. -------=
for Leave calls at Register office. wheat, sample
corn. No. 1 white, 63} to bers:
December . .. 11.28
January .... 11.00
106 N.
Early liquidation and hedge I
selling toppled cotton futures $3.00
a bale today but closing quota-
tions were called steady, showing
net declines of 46 to 63 points.
denton typeuriter _ nurssrahnusnusttfstrugtes g&geg
Royal agents for Cooke, Denton, maternity i ase i. _ [ numbers. The high school choir
■ . directed and accompanied by Miss*
grade hard. 98 to Lois Snoddy, sang several num-
A. R. PORTER, JEWELER. (tf)
PAGE FIVE
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piece of the 10-inch Shell Pipeline Prices given vetuw are those ob-
company pipe which was ripped to i tained at noon each day and are
pieces by a mysterious explosion i subject to contant fluctuations
early this week. They are given here as an approxb
The pipeline affected is near | mated of the actual market. *
Henrietta and Burkburnett, and POULTRY AND EGGS
was torn up for a distance of 40 (Quotations furnished by Kemp-
miles. The piece on exhibit at The
k/“6/,
~Ten . _ e "ge I
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FOR SALE Paper shell and na- |
tive pecans. Phone 1151. (18)
FOR SALE G. E. refrigerator at
bargain price. Phone 1302.
(15)
revealed that in
........ 85c
......... 35c
L....... 50c
........ 650
......... 55c
...........3e
.....>10.00
........ 28.00
....... >5.00
...... >12.00
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Candle eggs. No. 1 per dozen . • 18c
Candle eggs. No. 2 dozen ... 13c
Hides, per id.................AC
Pecans, lb ...... 8*ic
GRAIN AND HAY
(Quotations furnished by Kemp- -
to 8.50.
to 5.75; bulls 6.001
slaugh ter calves 5.00 to
FOR RENT
house. 812
1290W.
13 Houses for Rent
—f
Cards of Thanks
WE WISH toexpess to’ourfriends, 24 Cleaning, Pressing [nreal disease!
our thanks and appreciation for ' —------------------------------- were recorded
.the kindness ami sympathy mhown SPECIAL-Men's suits, ladies' were visited. Public lectures were
us during the illness and death orl dresses, cleaned and pressed, made throughout the county
our dear mother. Mrs. Annie Dietz, 25c. Cash and carry. . Miller’s subjects relative to the control of
and our gratitude for the lovely ’ Clean -rs, 329 N Commerce,
floral offerings. (Signed) Mr and--
Mrs A. W. Dietz and family. Mr 30 Tires and Tubes [dents, both in
and Mrs. A. H Dietz and family ---------------schools, numbe
Mr and Mrs. A. Dudenhoeffer and BARGAINS in used and repos- period, and programs of school hy
family, and Miss Marie Dietz , sessed passenger and truck tires giene were sponsored.. t
dt i in all sizes. Hall Tire Co. Phone In the general sanitation pre.
—-------------- -- 900. (J21tf) gram. 110 visit were made to.Pr
----------------------------- vate premises
35 Want to Rent visits were
LOST Tan woolen jacket with --—-------------------------- public water si
brown buttons in East Games- WANTED—Small partly furnished and a total o
‘ville. Phone 873 or 1123 (15) i or unfurnished apartment. Phone were made.
---—■ ----------- 1059. (161 5 "he
Foparmen M3 proom furnished FORrworra.Dec.1-AP i
----------------- — ............. - visor. On Tuesday .evening..the Cattle 1,700: daughter steers and
FOR RENT Modern 4-room girl will be entertained with a yearlings slow
apurtment-upfumnishedtRetin-gRontstmte tromeshasraten attrthe -i
' Phone 1613/<>20 S. Denton, 515; decotated for the holiday ana yearlings s .00 to 6.50;
---------------------------------- season. and gcod vea rlings 7.50
FOR RENT Newly decorated 3- House officers for the present beef cows 5.2 $ t_ 5.5, ’
ited 167 foo l-handlers
speaker for the La Pinata in which the south side. In this group were
gifts, candy, and fruits, were hung 135 red bud plants and 475 wild
from the ceiling. Pauline Cochran plum trees
gave.the meaning of the days of In Fair Park, five groups of red
Students of the first and second • Xluf rape myrtie plants were I
year classes sang in Spanish, setoutat intervals along the front
"Come All Ye Faithful" and -Si- [ fenewith five of each variety in
lent Night" to conclude the pro- HPu, , .. . ,
gram. 5 Other public plantings of plants
__ . ! are planned in the city, while nar-
II A A A • m Ia ly 1,000 plants were ordered for
H. U. McCain lakks home planting in Gainesville,
ri ri I These plants have been received
Tn I pacharg Hora at the Chamber of Commerce of-
XV ------------ fice, Secretary Clifford Mc-
—■—— Mahon urges the purchasers to call
H. O. McCain, superintendent of |
public schools, read to the teachers
of the Gainesville Public schools, at
their regular meeting Monday aft-
ernoon, "Code of Ethics" as com-
piled by the NEA, giving a few
cars; com, 4;
Wheat, No.
FOR SALE Boys’ bicycle, 28 inch
balloon tires Mrs. Annie Scott.
Phone 638. ( 16)
1 Spanish Students Many Plants Are
Present Program SetOutinFair
Spanish students of the Gainea- A j I InI
! rnsstpotepngesstnessvon-And Leonard Parks
„cile Liddell and Ferrel Wheeler.’ , ------
15 For Sale (Misc.)
Dodge and
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/1 114
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lin Feed Store).
Hens. 4 14 lbs. and over -... 9c
Hens, 3»4 lbs. and over .... 6c
FromtogentlemanlVosurnished NYA Girls Plan
33.....10:55 a. m. 10:55a.m. Shelled com. bushel
today. Receipts were, wheat, 13
SpeciaiNoties First Two Months
YOU CAN now buy a 1939 Texas j
Almanac at Register office. 50c |
each. (M4tf) |
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10 Rooms for Rent
KILLER-FIDDLESTCKS!! TK LOOK, LADY-
DON’T YOu CAST PONT THAT \ I AM A GANG-
UGLY GUN AT ME" LAND )STER-AND I
O’GOSHEN-YOU ACT L IKE /DIDN’TCOME
YOU THOUGHT YOU WAS ‘HERE TO CHEW
A GANGS[ER !‛ _ the fat WITH
---—? A SKINNY OLD
H ~ U BAM* up
< V- ^||| ■ PE P-"
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• FOR R ENT 2 unfurnished 6- Essie McDill, council members,
room houses. Phone 720. (19) ' At a district meeting held last
1 ' ! week in Sherman the local center
SPECIAL ■— Men’s hats, cleaned
and blocked, 39c. Cash and carry.
Miller’s Cleaners. 329 N. Com-
merce. (21)
WHAT GOES
ON HERE ?
Veteran Sarita
i Fe Man Visitor
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Depart
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5-a=
BL K T——EASTBOUND
Arrive Depart
.... 7:05 p. m. 7:06 p. m.
Sheep 600: about steady, wooled,
slaughter lambs up to 7.50. q
"Christmas shop" in Gainesvi.il!
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(THATS NOT POLITE- (Now ASK HIM To)
(VOU SHOULD ALWAYS / COME IN ANO BE "
P ASK OUR FRIENDS ( k SEATED • GIVE HIM ONE
Hb TO COME IN •• OF MY CIGARS AND
i -1 AND WAIT ) - TELL HIM ILL BE
M_-_ X RIGHTDOWN
I WON'T LET YOU
BECKY- PLEASE!
COUSIN ABBIES
OUT THERE WITH
GO OUT THERE.
SLATS-I WON'T!
THE TORPEDO -
— HE'S A
KILLER/
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