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THE ELGIN COURIER AND FARM NEWS, ELGIN, TEXAS, DEC. 7, 1939
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VOLUME 6
ELGIN, TEXAS, DECEMBER 7, 1939
NUMBER 13
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is building a new home in the Ridge- built his cowshed last Wednesday,
way community. In building hisi Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fagg have
new house, he is giving all of his bought a 1937 Model Chevrolet,
neighbors three days work each on .
that Mr. Dan Koenig was called Mr. W. Eggleston home.
Conrad. Mr. Koenig is the man who j T" *’ ’ *T ”
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SI XT H G R AD E
A Honor Roll.
Enock Lind,
Frankie Jo Branton,
Bessie Belle Davis,
Bobbie Jo Johnson,
Mary Lynn Webb.
B Plus Honor Roll.
the mattress factory in Taylor Fri-
day.
Mr. and . Mrs.. H. T. Ward, Sr.y
and Mrs. Ralph Stone spent the holi-
days visiting relatives in Flynn and
Centerville.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eggleston of
were more
FOURTH GRADE
A Honor Roll.
CHOCOLATE DROPS,
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munity.
The Ridgeway young peoples’
choir wants to take the opportunity
to thank Mrs. Edgar Owen for her
compliments on the choir. We want
to ask that she and everyone else
will come out and listen to our sing-
ing every Sunday night at 7 o’clock.
The Christmas play is well under
way and everyone is cooperating to
make it a great success.
We are glad to have had Mr.
Sweet and family come out to choir
practice Sunday night and we just
hope that they will come more often.
Services will be held at the Ridge-
way Church house Sunday morning
December 10, at 11 o’clock.
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SECOND GRADE
it. We cannot help but make some
comment on a man that believes in
the rule, “Do unto others as you
would have them do unto you,” and
we hope that he makes it successfully.
Good luck to you, Mr. Koenig.
We also believe in giving credit
where it is due, and we mean that
by saying that Mr. and Mrs. George
Huff and family can always be de-
pended on in the Ridgeway church
and choir work. They are always
there and ready to help in, any way
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THIRD GRADE
A Minus Honor Roll.
SILOAM, Dec. 5—The Thanks-
giving Days are over and I think
most everyone enjoyed them even
tho it did rain most of the day. -
Mr. Elmo Gold went to work at
RIDGEWAY, December 4 The Three Rivers, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Eg-
first thing we want to do this week I gleston of Corpus Christi, Mr. E. L.
FIRST GRADE
is correct a mistake which occurred Ward and Walter Byars of Bishop
in our last issue. The mistake was1 spent Thanksgiving Day in the J-
Materials are being received by
the debate coach, Miss Josephine
Pettit, on the guestion resolved:
“That the several states should en-
act legislation providing for a sys-
tem of complete medical service av-
ailable to all citizens at public ex-
pense.” A great interest has been
shown, and students who are plan-
ning to participate are spending
much time in research and study on
.the subject. A meeting will be cal-
led in the near future for all those
interested in forensic activity.
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Even though the football season
is over in the Elgin school, Elgin
fans have not lost their zest for the
game. This was evident when so
many attended the Texas-A. &. M.
game Thursday.
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SCHOOL TEACHERS: Give us a trial on box Apples, Oranges and Candy for Xmas.
Maebelle Linder was a visitor in Harold Jarmon spent the holidays
Bastrop during the holidays. I with his parents at Siloam.
i Byars of Bishop are visiting here,
also they are bird hunting as are
many others since the season opened.
Mrs. Eugene Ward of Butler and
Mrs. Venora Steere of Dallas spent
Monday in the Homer Ward home.
Shower Given Honoring Mr.—Mrs.
Bently Dildy.
Saturday night, November 25,
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bently Dildy
gathered at the Wilbur Gage home
and presented the young couple with
many useful and attractive gifts.
The presents were opened and passed
around for everyone to see. Coffee,
cocoa, and cookies were served as
refreshments.
Hattie Beth Schiller and Vera Lee-
Carter attended the Baptist Train-
ing Union in Austin Thursday and:
Friday.
Muriel Wiley had as her guest
Miss Gladys Hughes of San Marcos.
Cora Mae Condron spent Friday
and Saturday in Austin.
Lillian Roemer visited with her
sister in Austin during the holidays.
Miss May. Belle Caroll visited
friends in Houston, throughout the
holidays.
Many others-did many other things,
but we cannot get them to tell “all.”'
The Social Studies Group of the
seventh grade contributed and secur-
ed one membership for the Red
Cross. Those who contributed were:
Arvid Muchison, Peggy Eggleston,
Donald Humble, Frances Hardy,
June Lind, Claiborne Carter, Leona
Seaholm, Conus Lee Stacks, Henry
Koether, Wilford Davis, Bobbie Dean
Davis, Anelda Johnson, Carroll
Snowden, Virginia Willson, Norris
McCord, Margie Kruger, Arbie John-
son, Wayland Ridings, May Dell Ray,
Harold Rowland, and Malcom Scott.
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JUNIORS SPONSOR MOVIE
LUNCH MEATS CHEESE
OLEO, Red Bud or Rio, 1b.
The Pep Sguad girls are honoring
the football boys with a scavenger
hunt, Friday night, December 8.
The members of the two organiza-
tions will meet at 7 o’clock at an ap-
pointed place to receive individual
groups. A prize will be awarded to
the winning group. Hamburgers
and soda water will be served at a
down town cafe after the hunt.
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DEBATE WORK STARTS
The members of the Junior Class
sponsored “Our Leading Citizen”
starring Bob Burns, which was pre-
sented by the management of the
El-Tex Theator Sunday and Monday,
December 3 and 4.
The class received a commission
from the sale of tickets, the sum to
be applied on the Junior-Senior ban-
guet fund.
William Beavers,
Jack Dodgen,
W. A. Hamilton,
Harold Harrison,
Wendell Huff,
Wallace Jones,
FIFTH GRADE
A Honor Roll.
Thirteen Elgin Public School
teachers headed by Supt. W. E. Gat-
tis and Mrs. Kittie C. Henderson,
Principal of the high school, attend-
ed the annual Texas State Teachers’
Convention in San Antonio which
convened Thursday, November 30
and closed Saturday, December 2.
Many interesting and helpful ideas
were secured from observing exhibits
of other schools, actually visiting
school plants in San Antonio, attend-
ing sectional meetings of the various
courses offered in the local school,
and listening to masters of the art
of teaching lecture on current
trends in education.
Those attending from the high
school were: Mr. J. T. Ogletree, Mrs.
J. C. Miller, Jr., Miss Josephine Pet-
tit and Mr. Ray Dixon.
Grammar school teachers attend-
ing were: Miss- Modene Griffin, Prin-
cipal, Misses Velma Moore, Velma;
Leseman; Mary Puckett, Martha
cottingham, and Mrs. Vernon Har-
rison. Mrs. Ray H. Dixon of the
Mexican school attended.
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Smith, J. O. The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1939, newspaper, December 7, 1939; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1536275/m1/11/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Elgin Public Library.