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ELGIN COURIER, ELGIN, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1938
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LETTERS TO
SANTA CLAUS
Your friend,
Marjorie Laruth Reeves
Elgin, Texas
Dec. 19, 1938
toys and other things?
pretty doll, a doll buggy,
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children and Mr. and Mrs.
Smith andi children visited in
Arthur Grant home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Sanders
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Christmas Program
Methodist Church
Friday Night
McDade, Texas -
Dec. 17, 1938
Mr. Edward Morgan spent awhile
Thursday with Mr. H. A. Hobbs.
Mrs. T. D. Branum spent Friday
evening with Mrs. W. A. Branum-
HAPPY
NEW YEAR
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Fair Oaks, Dec. 18.—Mr. and Mrs.
A. R. Dungan spent Saturday visit-
ing friends and relatives in Taylor.
Those spending Sunday with Mrs.
G. R. Dungan were: Mr. and Mrs.
Grady Deglandon, Mr. and Mrs. R.
S. Hoffman and Miss Hazel Eubanks,
all of Austin and Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Walker, son, R. J. and Junior and
Porter Gillaspy, all of Taylor.
Mr. Delbert Taylor, of California,
has been visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. B. Taylor, the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Meschkie, of
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
pistol and scabbard, some kind of
car or truck and some candy, nuts
and fruit.
Be good to all the little boys and’
girls.
With lots of love,
Jerry, Jimmie and Billie Fleming;
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Wishing One and All
A Merry Christmas
and
A Prosperous New Year!
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County Treasurer
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Tommy Berg
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THAT
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HAVE A MERRY
MERRY CHRISTMAS
DAY ... THAT THE NEW
YEAR MAY DAWN BRIGHTLY
FOR YOU AND BE THE BEST OF
ALL THE YEARS YOU’VE EVER
KNOWN, IS THE WISH OF EVERYONE
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COMMUNITY ELECTIONS TO BE
HELD IN BASTROP COUNTY
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enjoyed. The next convention will
be held at the Knobbs church the
fourth Sunday in March.
watch and a bicycle. Now
please don’t forget my little sister,
Vergie Nell, this year. IShe is just
one year old.
Your friend,
Audrey B. Ruthven
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ELM GROVE NEWS
• SOCIETY
We say “Christmas Joy” to
you with a promise to keep up
our standards of service and
courtesy. We always will strive
to please our friends and cus-
tomers at all times.
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Here’s to a full measure of
Christmas joy. Here’s holiday
cheer that never ends.
Let’s wish together! Let’s overlook our little com-
plaints, and let’s be thankful for what we have and
for what we intend having. Let’s wish for each other’s
joy in this great season . . . and hope ?or each other’s
happiness in the coming year. It’s easier this way, and
more enjoyable. All together, then! A brighter, hap-
pier year.
Elgin, Texas
Dec. 18, 1938
Dear Santa Claus,
This Christmas I sure would like
to have a cowboy suit, some games
and any thing else you want to
bring.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bradshaw • and
children, Mrs. Claud Barker and
children and Mrs. Luke Barker and
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Sanders and
daughter, Zo Nellie, visited in the
M. L. Reed home Sunday.
Mr. Avery Sanders of Houston, is
spending awhile with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Sanders.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Smith and
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Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown, week with Mrs. Trilby Hoerman.
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Elm Grove, Dec. 17.—How does;
this cool weather suit everybody?
Mr. Arthur Heath spent awhile
Saturday morning with Mr. Hode
Hobbs.
The peanut thrashers have been
in our community this week thrash-
ing the late peanuts.
Miss Tennie Hobbs spent awhile
Wednesday night with Miss Ruth
Heath.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Heath made
a business trip to Temple Wednesday-
Mr. Uen Walker spent awhile Fri-
day morning with Mr. Harold Hobbs,
Mr. William iSmith spent awhile
Friday morning with Mr. Less Young-
Miss Ruth Heath spent awhile
Wednesday evening with Miss Tennie
Hobbs.
Reading—Mrs. M. P. Dalton
Cantata Number, “The Music of
Christmas”—by the choir
Talk, “Christmas Gifts”—W. E.
Gattis
Presentation of Gifts—by the
various classes or departments
Benediction—C. W. Webb
A. A. Carter, Pastor
Elgin, Texas
Dec. 19, 1938
Dear Santa Claus:
We are three little brothers, four,
six and eight years of age. We try
to be good and help our mother.
Each of us want a Gene Autry
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Elgin, Texas
Dec. 20, 1938
Dear Santa Claus:
I am writing to let you know I am
expecting you to visit me.
If you aren’t to heavy loaded and
roads aren’t too rough, please bring
me a doll, 1 layette, purse, mittens,
coloring book, crayons and house
shoes, of course, nuts and fruits.
has added three best sellers to its
list of popular books.
“My Son, My Son”, by Howard
Spring, is widely read.
“The Yearling” by Margorie Kin-
nan Rawlings, is a simply written
picturesque story of boyhood that
stands a good chance, when adults
have finished with it, of finding a
permanent place in adolescent libra-
ries (Time). It has for more than
Visit our new shop and learn
of the many fine gifts for
yourself and your friends.
They’re always sure to please.
Beaukiss, Texas
Dec. 18, 1938
Dear Santa: Will you pleas© send a
little girl, who has tried to be a
good little girl, a few of your nice
Jess Smith, duaghter, Gladys and
King.
Christmas in Individual Hearts:
Reading, “Christmas in
Heart”—Ed Curtiss Pate
Instrumental Numbers by
Elgin High School Orchestra
Last week-the Courier stated in
an item relative to the opening of
the “Elgin Grill” that the business
had succeeded Franke’s Cafe. This
was an unintentional error and we
are glad to make a correction. The
business some years ago was operat-
ed as Franke Cafe, a flourishing ano
popular eating place, but has been
under new management for the past
two years, operating as Brandy’s
Cafe, with Bill McWilliams as pro-
prietor, from whom the present
management acquired it.
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COTTON GINNING REPORT FOR
BASTROP COUNTY
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Mr. De Eldridge Williams, -of
Brady, has been visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Taylor, the past
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Dungan called
on Mrs. Trilby Hoerman, last Sun-
day evening.
Mrs. Trilby Hoerman and family
spent iSunday in the J. B. Hackworth
home.
I am wishing everybody “A Merry
Christmas” and “A Happy New
Year”.
Christmas Program at (Blue
A Christmas program and tree will
be given al the Blue school house
Friday night, December 23rd. All
are invited to come and see Santa
Claus.
Here is wishing the Courier and
its many, many readers a very merry
Christmas.
The Church School of the Elgin
Methodist Church will render a
Christmas program Friday night,
December 23, at 7 o’clock. Children
of all departments will take part.
The program is published in full on
another page of this paper.
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FAIR OAKS NEWS
Lillian Plambeck, Martin Walberg,
Allen Huey, J. K. Boone, Mary
Edna Plambeck.
Christmas in the World Today:
Reading, “The World’s Light”—
Allen Marie Condron and Charles
Norman
Reading, “A Wreath of Love”—
Patricia Dannelley
Reading, “Like Christ”—Ray
Arbuckle, Jr.
Playlet, “Christmas Radios”—
Bobby Jo Johnson, Pauline Heise,
Betty Jo Norman, Virginia Will-
son, Bitsey Huey and Virginia
Mr. Gerald Jackson of Austin,
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Miles Jackson, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sunberg of
Austin, and Mr. and Mrs. Hamp
Brown spent Sunday in the Gus
Sanders home.
Those visiting in the Ernst Jack-
son home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
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I wish to express my sincerest
thanks to all who remembered me
with visits, flowers, cards, gifts and
other expressions of kindness while
I was ill at Brackenridge Hospital.
Mrs. George Johnson
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Dear Santa,
I have been a very good little girt
this year and I want you to bring"
me a little doll, a broom and a little-
velocipede and some candy, nuts,
apples and oranges and don’t forget
all my little cousin and other little
boys and girls. iSo good by Santa.
Ella Mae Guthrie
May your way be gay; your plea-
sures unending; your Christmas
a merry one; your New Year a
prosperous one. These' are our
wishes for you. For ourselves?
All we want is your continuea
friendship and patronage. This
is enough for anyone.
CHRISTMAS EVERYWHERE PROGRAM %eTrz""I
6 months been the choice of Ameri-
co in Amerjcan fiction.
“The Horse and Buggy Doctor”,
by Arthur E. Hertzler. (M.D.) is a
book of enchanting intimacy and
homely hhmor, a story of a country
doctor—of countless country doc-
tors all over America, which will
thrill you from beginning to end.
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BLUE BUBBLES
children visited in th© Sam Sanders
home Saturday night.
Those from here attending the
Singing Convention at Shiloh Sun-
day afternoon were Elwyn, Verl,
Iva and Alta Sanders, Mr. Tom
Brown, Thema Jackson, Gladys and
Willie Smith. A large crowd was
Dear Santa:
I would like for Christmas an air
gun and a bicycle, and just anything
else you care to bring me, along
with fruit, nuts and candy.
Your little- friend,
John Huey
Alton Josef son, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. T. Josef son and Miss Gladys
Edling, daughter of Mrs. O. W. Ed-
ling, were married Tuesday night,
December 20th in Austin. They are
at home with the groom’s parents on
Austin Highway.
Th© bride was born and reared at
Lund, Texas, but is equally well
known in Elgin and admired by a
large circle of friends in Travis and
‘Bastrop counties.
The groom is a popular young
business man of Elgin, being asso-
ciated with his father in the filling
station on Taylor highway. He is of
splendid character and holds the high
regard and respect of all who know
him.
Th© many friends of this promin-
ent young couple wish them happi-
ness and prosperity.
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MISS OLGA VOELKER BRIDE OF
JAMES ELBERT LOVELESS IN
QUIET CEREMONY SAT.
the home of the bride’s parents,
where a beautifully appointed wed-
ding dinner was served. The Voelker
home was attractively decorated in
Christmas motif which provided a
lovely setting for the affair. The
centerpiece on the table was an ela-
borate arrangement of poinsettia
resting on a reflector. Covers were
laid for the following who extended
congratulations and good wishes to
the happy couple: Mr. and Mrs.
William Voelker, grandparents of
the bride; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lar-
son, Miss Marie Hanke, Curtis and
Kenneth Voelker, Mr. and Mrs. W.
F. Voelker.
During the evening Mr. and Mrs.
Loveless left for a short honeymoon
trip to points south, returning to El-
gin this week to spend the holidays
with her parents.
The bride is the very attractive
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Voelker and received her early edu-
cation in the local schools, graduat-
ing from El-Hi with salutatorian
honors. She then attended Texas
State College for Women (C.I.A.)
Denton, from which she received
her degrees and is a former teacher
in El-Hi. She will continue as in-
structor in T.S.C.W. until February,
where she has been a popular faculty
member for several years.
Mr. Loveless is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Loveless, of Denton. He
is a graduate of Kansas State and
is now attending Baylor University
(Medical Branch), Dallas. He is a
young man of sterling worth who
holds the esteem and confidence of
a large friendship. He is to be con-
gratulated upon winning one of El-
gin’s fairest and loveliest young
ladies as his bride.
That they may enjoy a very happy
wedded life blessed with prosperity
and contentment is the wish of the
host of friends here.
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SURPRISE PARTY GIVEN MR.
AND MRS. EKENSTAM
The Church School of the Elgin
Methodist Church will render a
Christmas program December 23,
1938 at 7:00 p. m. Theme: “Christ-
mas Everywhere”
Carol Singing—“Joy to the World”
and “Silent Night, Holy Night”. A
brief story of these songs—Gladys
Fay Wood.
Poem, “Christmas Everywhere”—
William Pate
Scripture Reading and Prayer.
Offertory—Mary Lynn Webb
Christmas in Bethlehem of Old:
A Christmas Acrostic — John
Huey, Marguerite Barker, James
Carter, Elizabeth Pate, Ralph
Lundgren, Peggy Veal, Joe Bryan
Watterson, Ann Benbow and
Bobbie Joe Kunkel.
Recitation, “We’l Praise Him”
—Murphy Heise, Billi© Griffin, Jo
Ann Lundgren, Bobbie Lundgren,
John Wallace Barker
Song—Beginner Department
Playlet, “Peace, Joy and Cheer”
— Junior Department, Dorothy
Jean Norman, Joan Rivers, Mary
Lynn Webb, Calvin Jirasek, Sam-
mi© Lundgren, Nell Ros© Boone,
Dear Santa Claus:
We are just a bunch of boys try-
ing to do the greatest good for the
largest number of people and for
twenty-seven years have worked
tirelessly an'd unceasingly for our
friends and neighbors; quietly, un-
obtrusively, unheralded, and many
times, unsung. Santa, we have mind-
ed our own business and made no
demands upon anyone; we have paid
our own way and many times have
stepped aside and helped put a
worthy project on its feet. We are
one organization who always re-
sponds when called upon and the
distance makes very little difference.
All we want, Santa, is a pretty lit-
tle -red truck all painted up and
stuff that pumps 500 gallons of
water per minute; without it, Santa
somebody’s home will not be here
next Christmas or maybe some of
our little friends will die th© most
horrible of all deaths—burning.
Santa, if you don’t bring it to us,
then we don’t know how in the heck
we are going to get it for we have
tried every way We know.
Elgin’s Firemen
Census report shows that 18,424
bales of cotton were ginned in Tra-
vis county, Texas, from the crop of
1938 prior to Dec. 1, as compared
with 21,716 bales for the crop of
1938, according to S. P. Engelking,
special agent.
Reporter
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CARD OF THANKS
Elgin, Texas
Dec. 19, 1938
Dearest Santa Claus:
We are not twins but we happen
to want the same for Christmas this
year, a pretty house coat and house
shoes, fruits, nuts, candy. Oh, yes,
Bitsy wants a doll, too.
We’ll be looking for you Christ-
mas Eve. Lots of love,
Allen and Bitsy Huey
A wedding of interest to a large
circle of central Texas friends was
that of Miss Olga Voelker, of Elgin
and Mr. James Elbert Loveless, of
Denton and Dallas, which was
solemnized Saturday afternoon,
December 17th, at 4:00 o’clock at
th© Lutheran parsonage in Elgin,
with the pastor, Rev. H. Engeling
receiving the sacred vows. The
couple was attended by Miss Marie
Hanke- and Mr. Kenneth Voelker,
brother of the bride.
Immediately following th© cere-
mony the bridal party motored to
DACY’S SHOE STORE
AUSTIN TEXAS
Meetings are being called in the
various communities for the purpose
of selecting committeemen to serve
in 1939. The following communities
have been designated for Bastrop
County: Elgin, Paige, Bastrop,
Smithville, Red Rock, and Cedar
Creek. In each of these places on
Wednesday, December 28, at 2:30
p. m. there will be held meetings
at which time the various committee-
men will be selected. All members
of the Agricultural Association who
participated in the government pro-
gram are eligible to vote. The
County Office urges all persons in-
terested in having a voice in the
selection of their committeemen to
attend the meetings to be held in
their respective communities. Since
all the meetings are held on the
same- day, each person should attend
the meeting in his own community.
The meetings will be in charge of
the local committee-men, and for
further information concerning these
meetings, the local committeemen
should be contacted.
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CORRECTION
A surprise party was given Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Ekenstam and
family, who have recently moved
from Kennedy to John Carlson’s
home place in the Carlson commun-
ity. A large group of relatives and
friends had gathered to wish this
family back home as Mr. and Mrs.
Ekenstam are no strangers in this
community. Refreshments were
bought along and served and all had
an enjoyable evening.
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Blue, Dec. 19. — Our Sunday
School is progressing nicely. There
were 66 present Sunday.
Mr. W. R. Carter and son, O. D.,
of West Texas, have been visiting
with their daughter and sister, Mrs.
Frank Conrad.
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Smith, J. O. The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 22, 1938, newspaper, December 22, 1938; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1536225/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Elgin Public Library.