The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1954 Page: 2 of 8
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Candidate For 4
GROCERY STORE BUILDING
WITH 300 FEET FRONTAGE
ON STATE HIGHWAY NO. 95
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DRIVE A BETTER, SAFER CAR-
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THE
ELGIN COURIER
AND FOUR COUNTY NEWS
EDWIN BRONAUGH
Editor and Publisher
Entered as second class matter
at the Post Office at Elgin, Texas
under Act of March 3, 1879.
Published Every Thursday
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COURIER MYSTERY PICTURE—Will you idertify it for us? In cooperation with the Courier
the El-Tex Theater is offering a prize for the first to identify the above picture from both the
city and rural area—two admission tickets to-each. To the farmer of the farm pictured above
the Courier has a beautiful 5x7 inslip picture free for stopping for it.
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P. Basist and Company, was in a Binder performing the ceremony,
hotel at Manor, a Mr. Wolf was The bride is the daughter of iMr..
examining a six-shooter when it 1 and Mrs. George Lyckman of
was accidentally discharged the Lund.
ball, a 138 calibre- Colts, struck a J Mr. and-Mrs. F. 1O: Johnson also
The property will be sold by the United States of America,a
acting through the Public Housing Administration by sealed
bids, subject to the conditions set forth in the General Condi-
tions of Sale and Offer and Acceptance of Offer.
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Frame Building 25’x95’ including shelving and checking coun-
ter, occupied by grocery; Land fronts 300’ on State Highway No.
95 with a depth of 208.75’ containing 1.437 acres, more or less,
facing main gate entrance to Camp Swift.
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Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Reed, a 9th
grader, this year was winner of
the (State Championship in Rural
Declamation, receiving large silver
loving cup.. She also won first in
the county as a Junior and also
won first place in History in the
County Meet.
Mrs. C. W. IWeb.b was guest
speaker Thursday night at the an-
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produce market. C. Aldres, farmer
of near Hillsboro said he grew
the giant specimen by stripping+s
vine of all other melons and giv-
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ponsibility for injury to his guests.
If he knows a dangerous condition
exists, he has a duty to correct it
and can be held liable for acci-
dents which might happen if he
doesn’t. For example, a rotted
tree branch fell to the sidewalk,
injuring a passerby. The general
rule here is that the owner was
responsible because he knew of
the defective condition and should
have remedied it.
Fortunately, not everyone who
falls down the front steps gets up
and rushes off to sue his host.
However, a substantial body of
law has grown out of this type of
negligence case. This is not sur-
prising when you realize that
more fatal accidents occur in and
around the home each year than
from traffic accidents on the high
ways. ‘) -
(This column, based on state
and federal law, is written to in-
form—not to advise. No person
should ever apply or interpret any
who knows the facts, (because the
law without the aid of an attorney
facts may change the application
of the law.)
Additional information and bid forms may be obtained
from: • «n • .1 * *
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, HOMEOWNERS MAY BE
LIABLE FOR ACCIDENTS
ON PREMISES
■ Can a homemaker be held res-
ponsible for accidents that hap-
pen to other people while they are
on his property? Lawyers say it
is difficult to state a hard and
fast rule about liability for such
accidents because the facts dif-
fer so much from case to case.
However, some conclusions can
be drawn by noting how the courts
have decided in specific cases
which have been brought before
them.
A postman delivering mail slip-
ped on a child’s roller skate one
morning. He sued the homeown-
er for damages. 'The court held
that the delivery of mail is for the
benefit of the homeowner and
that he must take care to remove
any conditions on his property
which would make delivery of the
mail dangerous.
Then there was the case of the
meter-reader who slipped and fell
on the basement steps and the
courts held the owner responsible
because the steps were defective.
(On the other hand, a guest sued
inflicting a painful and rather
serious wound. He came home on
the afternoon train and Dr. G.
T. King was summoned who dress-
ed the wound.
Cain’s (Drug (Store ad reads;
“We don’t carry everything,
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and Dr. IT. IB. Taylor removed it. urday afternoon about 5:00 o’-
The needle has passed entirely clock while up town. Funeral
through the hand but at no time , services were held from the Bap-
had it caused any pain or incon- tist Church .Monday at 4:00 p. m.
venience to the little fellow, which with the Rev* M. H. (Godfrey offi-
makes it a rather peculiar case. I ciating. Burial was in the Elgin
Hon. 10. IB. Colquitt, candidate Cemetery.
for Governor, will speak in Elgin [ Vivian Lyckman and (Roy John-
Saturday at-2:30. son of Austin were married July
Last Monday morning while R. 4 at the parsonage of the Luther-
A. Sessums, who is traveling for ' an Church in Austin with Rev. E.
48 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. John (Swenson,
Mr. and .Mrs. Ed 'Lyckman, Alvin
and Hjolmar Holmberg, Ed An-
derson, /Henry Monsen, Emil
(Prinz and the correspondent
“Light” all of New (Sweden were
in Elgin (Sunday to attend the un-
veiling of the IC. A. Johnson mon-
ument erected by (Magnolia Camp
No. 1148 IWoodmen of the World.
The New iSweden Brass Band fur-
nished the music at the unveiling.
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nual meeting of the Giddings
Chamber of Commerce. A num-
ber of distinguished guests from
Austin, Brenham and other places
were present.
Elgin Community Male Choir
went to San Antonio (Sunday to
take part in the Liberty Mills ra-
dio choir contest at 4:30 p. m.
with Elgin and Fredericksburg
participating. Two fine Elgin Wa-
termelons, for which our city is
i famous, were presented by iG. C.
Westbrook, C of IC .Sec’y. to the
| WOAI staff personnel.’Nick Bran-
ton and Jim Standifer grew the
melons.
Mrs. Norris Cottle returned
Sunday after spending a week in
Humble, (Houston, (Galveston. In
Humble she was the guest of her
| brother, Lee (Roy Allen, who is an
I employee of the Texas Company.
2 Mr. and Mrs. Clay Davis and
Billie iRay have returned from a
vacation trip to the Ozark Moun-
tains, in (Southwest Missouri.
(Mr. and Mrs. Norman Purcell
moved to Austin Tuesday to make
her host because she slipped and >
fell when she stepped on some .
beans strewn about the owner’s
living room. The host’s children
had been playing with bean-shoot- .
ers on the day she chose to visit. ,
The court held in this case that |
the host was not liable for her in- |l
jury. _ I
Similar cases where social calls |
resulted in disaster involved a |
guest slipping on a small scatter I
rug, and another overnight guest
who slipped and fell in a shower. |
Both cases were decided in favor ■
of the homeowners—not the visit- i
ors. '
From these cases it may be seen
that the law is usually more strict '
about accidents befalling trades-
men and others who enter your
premises in the line of duty so
to speak—postmen, laundrymen,
meter-readers, delivery boys and
the like—than it is in the cases of
those who enter your home for
purely social reasons.
This does not mean that a'
homeowner is absolved of all res-
"Your Friendly Feed Dealer”
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Matt Byars was in Austin July
4 to witness the fireworks display
there.
Hardy Frost has accepted a po-
sition with Brooks Barber (Shop.
Mr and Mrs (Ben Hackworth,
son John Riggs and daughter, Ma-
rie of Houston, were guests (Sun-
day of Mrs. Dora Lawhon" 1
.Mr. and Mrs. Chas. J. Poth and
Joseph spent Wednesday and
Thursday of last week in Waxa-
hachie and Italy. They attended
the homecoming of students of the
old /Southwestern Normal College,
which was for many years located
in Italy and classed as one of the
best in the state.
Miss Lula Parker became the
bride of Mr. 'Strong July 2 at the
home of her sister, Mrs. B. F.
Parker with (Rev. (Luther Norman
officiating. Mr. and 'Mrs. (Strong
will be at home in Austin.
comes to hot weather* (July 1,
1954 was too •— reached 99).
Misses (Vennie and Jewel MeeK
left (Sunday night for Colorado
City for an extended visit to rel-
atives.
The editor was shown the plans
for the new Dr. I. B. Nofsinger
residence. They were drawn by
J. S. Hardwick of Elgin and is
certainly a beauty. It will be 2
stories, built of brick and is a very
modern design. *
Miss Arabella Owens accom-
panied the family of W. H. (Rivers
Sr. to Lampasas last Wednesday.
20 cars of melons have been
shipped from Elgin this season up
to July 4th, the first one going
out last Thursday.
Coats Keeble has finished his
course at the business college in
Austin and returned home, taking
a position in his father’s office.
Capt. F. IS. Wade and daughter,
Libbie, accompanied by Mr’ S. P.
Ritchey, of Beaukiss, attended the
reunion of 'Green’s Brigade at
Cuero last week. 1
About i2 years ago the little son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. (W. Ridings
stuck a needle in_the palm of his
hand, a piece of which remained
there until last week it made its
Bids will be received until 2:00 P. M. on July 15, 1954 at
the Fort ..Worth Field Office, Public Housing Administration,
Room 2040, 300 West Vickery Boulevard and publicly opened
and read there at that time. 4
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Texas claims the largest wheat
field under one fence. It is at
Hereford, Texas and production is
expected to total about 200,000
bushels wheat valued at approxi-
mately $1250,000.
William Frank Hughes, '71, died
the at his home (Sunday, July 7, at
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Ever since my business opened Grand Prize has been a favorite.
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15 Years Ago
The Elgin) C. of C. and group
of Elgin boosters visited the Blue
Branch community on their good-
first school was taught under an
will tour last week,' where the
arbor with split logs ■ turned flat
side up arid .supported (by pegs for
legs served as seats. This school
was held for 3 months during the
summer and entire families at-
tended" “Uncle Fate” I J. L.)
Hutson was the schoolmaster.
Books studied were Davies Arith-
metic, McGuffey Reader and Blue
Back Speller. In 1939 the com-
munity boosted a large new
school building and 3 teachers.
One young student of the Blue
fr fun because getting dinner is so easy!
HAectric cooking takes little time. You put the
fod in and set the controls. The rest is
automatic. Electric cooking is clean, too.
TThere’s no smoke or soot to darken kitchen
decoration or even the pans. But best of all,
d CUT HIGH PHONE rates
Vaa $100 MO.PENSION AT 65
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25 Years Ago
Winners in the Zinnia (Contest
held at Sellsstrom Hardware Store
on June 18 included:
Most artistic arrangement—-Mrs
Howard Rivers, Mrs. John Puck-
ett, Mrs. Powell Culp; best bou-
quet mixed colors—Mrs. John
Nichols, Mrs. Chas. Martinson;
best bouquet of one color—Mrs.
Frank Hanke, Mrs. A. H: 'Carter,
Mrs’ 10tt Arbuckle; largest zinnia,
Mrs. Joe Taylor, Mrs. L. A. Maass,
Mrs. John Puckett; smallest per-
fect zinnia, /Mrs. IG. C. Westbrook,
Mrs Raiford Langford, Mrs. Chas.
'Martinson; most unusual zinnia—
Mrs. A. J. Rankin, Mrs. A. G.
(Smith, Mrs. John Puckett.
IE. A’ Woods, formerly of El-
gin, (who has been with the Bur-
ton Lumber ICo, of Houston since
April 1, was featured in The Mi-
tre, a monthly publication gotten
out by IWm. Cameron & Co., Inc.,
of /Waco. His first month with
Burton he sold $1,000 worth of
Ideal Built-In Furniture demon-
strating his ability, and energy to
go to the top. Woods is the son
of IMr. and Mrs. W. A. Woods of
Elgin and attended the Elgin
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Bronaugh, Edwin. The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1954, newspaper, July 8, 1954; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1555011/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Elgin Public Library.