The Wood County Record (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 1, 1952 Page: 8 of 12
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THE WOOD COUNTY RECORD
JAN. 1. 1952
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DRESSES
on new winter
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ALL SALES FINAL
NO EXCHANGES
NO REFUNDS
COAT BUYS
$19.75 to $35.00 Values
$37.50 to $49.50 Values .
$52.50 to $62.50 Values .
85.88
86.88
88.88
......$12.75
— $21.75
..... $29.75
DRESS VALUES
$8.95 Values....
$10.95 to $14.95 Values .
pFv $16.75 to $24.50 Values .
Here's our final January ^-close-out of smartly*
styled fashion*right winter coats and dresses . . .
your once-in-a-season opportunity to scoop up
this-season additions for your wardrobe at tre-
mendous savings. A wide selection of colors and
materials. Come in for yours today.
Neill’s STYLE SHOP
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HURRY-UP HARVEST—Farmer Herman Dorris of Flint, Mich., has learned what it’s like,' at
least in one case, when agriculture and industry get together. Informed just 24 hours in advance
that construction of a milhon-square-foot aviation engine plant was to begin on the field he had
been renting, Dorris hopped on the tractor which pulled his corn-picker and began harvesting his
crop. Here, a few feet m back of his corn-picker, a bull-dozer levels ground for the new building.
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They fired blast after blast at
gamblers, dope peddlers, and
negligent officials.
In turn, some officials and
citizens shot barbed remarks at
Daniel and Meredith accusing '
them of grabbing publicity. ;
The suddenly intensified cru- • jng committee forced the Mac-
—3 against crime produced
. eos’ general accountant, Sam
1 iBrooks) Serio, to reveal that i
Texas to Make Stronger
Fight on Crime in 1952
AUSTIN.—Texas struck sharp
blows at arganized crime in
1951, but some big-time gamb-
ling operators reportedly were
still in business even while un-
city Indictment.
* Increasingly stronger attacks
against racketeers and hoodlums
are in prospect for 1952.
Galveston and the Maceos’
entertainment empire in par-
ticular were under public scru-
tiny from June to December, i
Bringing the Galveston situa- i
sade against crime
these results:
The legislature overwhelming- > the company’s illegal operations
ly approved new laws forbidding I had grossed $4,646,831 the past
the possession of slot machines two years.
tion up to date, the Galveston '
News reported Thursday that i
“the Balinese Room and West-
ern Roc.n, the two most noted
night spots in Galveston, are
still in operation—but only for
members.
’ Liquor by the drink and the
usual recreational facilities
(with the exception of slot ma-
chines) are available for mem-
bers only, members say. The
clubs are not open to the public,
and there is no open gambling i
tr slot machines in Galveston,”
the newspaper reported.
Two men who did much to j
stir up opinion against violators
cf Texas laws were Attorney i
General Price Daniel and Rep. I
Fred Meredith of Terrell, chair-
man of the House crime inves- '
ligating committee.
or punchboards.
Illegal manufacture, posses- I
sion or sale of ‘ goof balls”— |
barbiturate pills—was made a .
felony offense punishable by
fine up to $1,000 or jail sen-
tence up to two years, or both.
Policy games were outlawed.
Daniel won a court injunct-
ion halting transmission of
j horse racing information by ,
I telephone to Maceo and com- j
pany in Galveston.
; The House crime investigat- ,
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NOW
FUTHER REDUCTIONS
for SUPER VALUE DAY
•SPORT SHIRTS VALUES
To $10.00--3.99
DRESSES
VALUES TO 22.50
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Carraway, R. H., Jr. The Wood County Record (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 1, 1952, newspaper, January 1, 1952; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1493022/m1/8/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.