The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1954 Page: 2 of 8
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(agreement many vital provisions.
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If the contract is poorly
of regret may be reaped at
date.
useful information on legal prob-
Organize your kitchen
erything is conveniently located
Do You Remember
of
advise.
ever
apply or interpret any law with-
attorney who
it is
through West Texas to look
at
terms.
lows:
Achievement,
cert in City Park Tuesday night.
causing the true importance of the
Swanberg and children,
and baby Tenny, all of Beaumont, ber Shop himself but
will keep
with houses generally should
be
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right decision
ing career in the Courier office.
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Company force,
has been trans-
EXTRA Returns From Your Livestock & Poultry
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WITH GOOD FEEDS
We Carry The Full Line of FEEDS
CASH PAID FOR EGGS
Bill Welch
PHONE 356
ELGIN, TEXAS
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lends additional weight
often stated admonition
the Clabe (Carter home
semi-monthly meeting.
Texas, was discussed.
48 Years Ago
The Geographical Club met at
and Mrs. Elof Swanberg, Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Ellison, Mr. and Mrs.
pective legal rights in the trans-
action are thereby set and deter-
the country. ।
A big deal was closed last week
between Mayor Charles Gillespie
and W. L. Martin. It consisted of
. Floyd
Mr. and
: “pitfail of
Too many un-
there the
lost it.
(and sellers) rush to sign a hasti-
ly prepared contract with very lit-
tle knowledge of its contents. The
pressure of time, the informality
of the occasion, the casual appear-
ance of the contract, and perhaps
the fact that a partially printed
near its point of use.
Use all the short cuts
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and why
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have entered.
Work Can Be Fun
Texas, Colorado at Fifteenth, Aus-
tin 1, Texas.
(This column, based on Texas
law, is written to inform—not to
same night but the dogs
contract should be signed without!
complete understanding as to its
Decide now to make your dreams come true
- through the Payroll Savings Plan
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sur-
truck for delivery use.
The Kiwanis Club
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you caf
being sold should be clearly des-
cribed; A complete description o'f
the property by lot and block,. or
by metes and bounds, is a must,
to save only $3.75 a week, in 5 years
you’ll have $1,025.95 cash. In 9 years,
8 months, you’ll have $2,137.30!
Easy to see why 8 million Americans
are using the Payroll Savings Plan!
Why not join them—today?
If you’re self-employed, start the Bond-
A-Month Plan where you bank. Pick
your plan—and start now!
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home purchasers
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The program was sponsored by lo-
cal Shrine members.
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Saving is simpler than you think—
with U. S. Savings Bonds on the Payroll Savings Plan
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Guests of Mr. and Mrs.
IT’S THE LAW
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A peblie service fegts
of the State Bar of Texas
“Your Friendly Feed Dealer”
WE DELIVER
Boone on Saturday were her sis- Jesse Baker has purchased the
ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and , Bakery from Mr. Frank and has
Mrs. Foster Rankin and their employed a fine baker. He will
daughter, Mrs. Clarence Nichols continue to work at Parnell’s Bar-
Progressive Age, at Manor, was in
Elgin Thursday and Friday. .
• Sandahl & Bergman have one
of the prettiest arranged stores in
Elgin. I
Taylor Cassels and Miss Katie
McDavid were married last Sua-
day by Rev. M. T. Davis.
August Hecht and Fritz Schil-
ler will leave this week for a trip
of the Manor
To join Payroll Savings, just ask your
pay office to save out a part of your
check before you get it—a few dollars
or as much as you want. Then, every
payday, it’s invested for you — auto-
matically — in U. S. Series E Savings
Bonds, and your money really goes to
work! Each Savings Bond earns 3%
per year, compounded semiannually,
when held to maturity. If you sign up
(Senior records winners among
the 4-H Club girls in Extension
District 10 have been announced.
However, these records now go. to
College Station where they com-
pete in the state-wide contests.
First and second-place winners
in the various contests are as fol-
card and mail to State Bar
for the
Austin,
Members
National 4-H Camp, Flora Mae
Hoffman, 1st place, Rockne 4-H
Club
Santa Fe, Rose Lee Wolf, 1st
place, McDade 4-H Club
No person should
From where I sit, Slugger’s Dad
had the idea. Often, like his Mom,
a lot of us tend to give advice in
our terms without considering^
the other fellow’s way of doing “
things. Even in choosing your
favorite beverage, it’s best to
think of your neighbor. If you
like tea, and I prefer a temperate^
glass of beer, we should both
“play the game” and try to un-
derstand each other’s point of
view.
sions of the contract. Their res-
Copyright, 1954, United States Brewers Foundation
Articles and fixtures included . ___________,
in the sale but not always sold who were enroute to Austin for a competent and polite men at the
be visit with relatives. Bakery to attend the wants of his
lO. H. McGhee and wife left
Tf you want to change break@
fast from a mad dash and a bite of,
toast to something easy and fun,
here’s how:
If the family is willing to try^
these five ideas will make break-
fast pleasant and nourishing.
Hastily Signed Home Purchase
Contract May Cause Trouble
The signing of a contract of
sale is an extremely important
fortunate entanglement have been
announced by clients to lawyers
with the words, “I have just signed
folks should see that meals are
planned by the Texas Food (Stand-
ard. The charts proved so easilx
that the cook in the home shou?®
continue to study nutrition as she
plans meals and buys the foods
for them. All of the Watterson
Club members reported they ke^
the small folder, “The Texas Fo
Standard” handy in their kitchen
so as to better plan their meals.
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If you want to buy, sell, trad
or rent, a small Courier classified
will tell many people about it.
and stick with it"
chasing one
form is used may contribute in
plates at the range.
Activities Of Home
Demonstration Clubs
“Baking is not just luck.
Ladies Baseball Club will meet the
crack Elgin team. The grounds
will be enclosed by a 12-foot can-
vas fence and there will be a
grandstand with a seating capacity
of 700. The price of admission
will be 215c and 15c extra for the
grandstand.
25 Years Ago
Q. & S. Grocery & Market has
purchased a handsome new Ford
er and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Swanberg
and daughter, Valerie, left Thurs-
day morning for Dayton, Ohio to
spend a few days with Mr. Swan-
berg’s sister and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Daniels and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rolf visited
Tuesday night with Mr. and Mrs.
ICarl L. Johnson.
Enjoying afternoon lunch with
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Swenson Tues-
advance add to morning bliss.
Minnie Bell, home management
specialist for the Texas Agricul-
tural Extension Service, says worka
together. Everybody help pre-
pare and serve breakfast and then
eat together. This is so much
more pleasant than four or five
breakfasts on the run that a
might easily become a habit.
By MRS. CARL L. JOHNSON
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Karling hon-
ored their daughter, Naomi, with
a delicious supper last Monday
night in observance of her birth-
day. Guests present were Miss
Monday for Fairland, where he
Growers Association, Rose Lee
Wolf, 2nd place, McDade 4-H
Club ।
Announcement will be made
later as to winners in the state-
wide contests which the above girls
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Norman plan to return to Mr. Frank’s
n
bers. That came after
David’s Hospital in Austin today
(Thursday) for surgery.
Darlene Swanberg Is 4 Years Old
Little Darlene Swanberg cele-
in preparation. Trays and rolling
utility tables save steps. Serve
present included Vesta Taylor,
Raydell Cocreham, Lizzie Carter,
Eula Bailey, Libbie Wade, La Rue
Roemer, Louise Taylor.
Charlie Biggs is attending St.
Edwards College.
Isaac Renfrow of Sulphur, I. T.,
has received $200 worth of bees
from Switzerland. The queen is
valued at $50.
J. C. Miller reports that he has
sold more coffins this month
(Sept.) than during the entire past
specifically listed. Included in
this category are such items as ve-
' cusomers. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
deposited sums are usually to be
forfeited in event the depositor
later fails to go through with his 1 out e ,aid of an
specified contractural obligations iknows.the facts, because the facts
to thelmay change the application of the
that no ilaw.) i I । 1] ! i_iI
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says Bill Grieve,
VETERAN WORLD
SERIES UMPIRE
"There’s nothing like umpiring
to teach you the importance of
making the right decisions — in
and out of the ball park,” says
Bill Grieve. “And one of the best
decisions I ever made was the time
I started buying Savings Bonds.
It’s the easiest, surest way in the
world to save for your future —
and your country’s future, too.
And nobody’s going to throw pop
bottles at you for doing that.”
But many
Total cotton receipts up to
J. K. Sept. 26 were 7825 bales.
using tested recipes and accurate
measurements”, said Mrs. A. Y?
Field, as she and Mrs. Brown,
foods leaders of the McDade Home
Demonstration Club, gave a dem-
onstration on making Quick Ni
Loaf Breads. The home demo-
stration agent had a rare oppor-
tunity to visit this club at the
time of the leaders’ demonstra-
tion. These leaders also pointe
out that all quick breads from hot
cakes to quick loaf breads are so
labeled 'because they will be their
best if mixed or stirred with 2
minimum of strokes. •
“I wish I had those nutrition
charts on my kitchen wall,” - said
one of the Watterson Club mem-
n-
, . —- — Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Karling are
an Elgin boy and began his print- enjoying a two weeks vacation in
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COURIER MYSTERY PICTURE—Will you identify 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.
smememgsmss--------- band Mrs. Jim Mogonye and a
“Changing one’s habits of long
standing comes hard,” said Mrs. L.
C. Cockrill, leader in the Work
Simplification demonstration in
the Watterson Home Demonstra-
tion Club. "But," she added, “it
is wonderfully satisfying after you
Sales contracts are often called lems involved in buying a home
by other names, such as earnest has been prepared by Texas law-
money contracts, binders, receipts, yers. To obtain a copy, print
etc. All of them are for the same , your name and address on a post-
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Mrs. Bobby Ellison, Mrs. Charlie
Neal, Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. John-
son and the hosts, Rev. and Mrs.
J. F. Karling. They all wished
Miss Naomi many happy returns
of the day.
Mrs. George Johnson of Hous-
ton spent the week-end in Elgin
and Austin with relatives.
Misses Serena and Florence
Johnson and brother, Berger, of
Waco spent Sunday visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Axel Zahr.
Visitors in the W. R. Crawford
home last week-end were Norman
Crawford and family of Bastrop,
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ragland and
baby, Billie Crawford of San
Marcos and Gertrude (Crawford,
Austin.
simplifies preparation, lightens
tion.
C. A. Jerrell of Austin has pur-
chased the City Cafe and has as-
sumed management of the busi-
ness.
Henry Smith of Oak Hill cap-
tured a large mule wolf in his trap
Sunday night. Willie Blackwell
so ev-
step in the purchase of a home.. Do not fall into the
Once buyer and seller have sign- he printed form. ,
ed, they are bound by the provi- 1
member of the 4-H Club won first
prize at the County Fair Saturday
at Bastrop with his calf.
Mrs. Ola Outlaw, 53, wife of
Edwin R. Outlaw of Austin, for-
merly of Elgin, died Sept. 20 at
Brackenridge Hospital following a
nine days’ illness. The body was
brought to Elgin to the home of
a daughter, Mrs. Cecil R. Miller,
where it rested until 4 p. m. to-
day (the 21) when services were
held from First Baptist Church
with Rev. O. G. Barrow of Austin
and Rev. G. M. McNeilly, local
Baptist pastor, officiating. Burial
was in Elgin Cemetery.
The Ringer Golf contest is off
to a good start. It is open to all
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A From where I sit... by Joe Marsh
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brated her 4th birthday on Wed-
nesday, Sept. 15 with a group of
friends in the afternoon at Uncle
Phil’s Toyland where they enjoyed .. - .
riding the hobby horses, trains 1 8rocery s opping, is economical
and boats. Lunch was served the ' Advance preparation saves time
guests by the honoree’s mother, i an energy:. This mayI mean set-
That night Rev. and Mrs. J. F. ting the table the night before,
Karling, Mrs. Charlie Neal, Mr. Sdueezing. tat juice, cooking
dried fruits. Minutes saved iQ
daughter, Pattye, are expected to J
arrive today from Rosenberg, 3
their former home. &
Gilbert Smith has gone to f
Llano, where he will teach history 1
in the school this year. 3
Emil Mogonye, 14, son of Mr. ’ Eefene
y . 'Cisco with their daughter and
Mrs. Gertie Davis of the local family, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hook-
Un has been given the agency. Mr.
at ' McGhee was operator for the Cen-
tral at Elgin.
purpose and almost without ex-
ception involve the deposit of
money by the buyer. 'Some re-
quire the seller to put up a good
faith deposit. The fact that such
Slugger White, the home town’s
star hitter, dropped by the other
day to talk baseball, and to “tell
one” on himself.
Seems Slugger had been baby-
sitting. “I was doing just fine,”
he said, “until it was time for a
‘change.’ I called Mom for advice.
Still didn’t get it right. Then Dad
set me straight.”
“ ‘Place the diaper like a base-
ball diamond with you at bat,’ he
said. ‘Fold second base over home
plate, and pin first and third base
on home plate.’ That did it—with
no errors!”
2nd place, Bastrop 4-H Club.
Farm and Home Electric, Alin-
da Ann Probst, 1st place, Rockne
4-H (Club
Texas Electric, Alinda Ann
Probst, 1st place, Rockne 4-H
Club
ferred to Hutto, where she will be
chief operator in charge of the
exchange.
George, the 2-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Sharp was bad-
ly bruised Sunday late when Mr.
•Sharp accidentally ran one wheel
of his car over him. The little
fellow was unconscious several
; hours while th doctor and nurse
। worked with him, but by morning
was out of danger.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Davis are
the proud parents of a fine boy
born Sept. 20 at St. David’s Hospi-
tal in Austin. They have named
him Harry Grayson.
15 Years Ago
David Bassist, formerly of El-
gin, now of Austin, married Miss
Marie Stemberger of Memphis,
Tenn, in a ceremony performed
Sept. 10 in the Hotel Gayosa in
Memphis. After a honeymoon in
the Cumberland Mountains, Chat-
tanooga, Tenn, and New Orleans,
La., they will make their home in
Austin.
The El Hi Wildcats meet the
Granger Lions Friday night in
their first home game of the seas-
on, in a non-conference clash.
Elgin Bakers won Central Tex-
as League Championship Sunday
in the game at Giddings, when
they won 5-3 from Brenham.
Mr. and Mrs. Syd Davis are an-
nouncing the arrival of a lovely
little daughter, Sydna, on Sunday
night at Fleming Hospital.
R. M. Kiecke is opening a new
business here. Mrs. Kiecke and
„ „ . , a receipt for a house on Blank
mined. If the contract is poorly Street. Will take over now
and haphazardly drawn a harvest 1 and see that everything is O. K.?”
of regret may be reaped at a later A free pamphlet containing
Fox Hunters To Stage
Bench Show, Hunt
The Big State Fox Hunters As-
sociation will hold their annual
bench show and Fox Hunt in Bas-
trop Saturday, Sept. 25, at the
American Legion Rodeo Arena.
Challenge cups for first place in
all classes, and ribbons and cash
prizes will be awarded. i summere
Entertainment will begin at Frances Haralson . will leave
act to be overlooked At anv rate 5:00 p. m” with a basket supper j Sunday, for Nashville, Tenn.,
act to be overooKed- At any rate, bench show where she goes to enter the Pea-
many are lulled into a lapse of at.: p- m- fonn shoWIody 'School . ■
good business judgment. will take place at 8:00 p. m and body School.
. ... .,1. . will be followed by a horn blow-
Every significant detail ofthe ing contest for children and
bargain should he crystallized in adults. Dancing will be enjoyed on
unmistakable terms in the, con- 'the Legion terrace, starting L.
tract of sale. Land and fixtures 9:00p.m.
Ailene Bailey,
Hart, Vocational Agriculture in- and Mrs. De Wayne Kincheloe
structor of El Hi tell of his plans j and sons, Mr. and Mrs.
to improve livestock in this sec- (Swanberg and children, ]
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Slugger Wins
the "Hom-5 Game
plete plans and specifications form ~ , ---
an essential part of the agreement. EM mm G- —— -----------
। day afternoon were Mrs. Uno Arn- have made the adjustment.”
703ga ham. Miss Hildur Scott of Austin? Mrs. ICockrill's husband
and Mrs. Esther Anderson of El- prised her with
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(Plan ahead. This saves time,
Wayland Swanson left Sunday
for Dallas, where he will resume
his work at Baylor University
College of Medicine.
2 Thursday, Sept. 23, 1954
the
i 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
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
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members of the Country Club,
an even exchange of fine roosters. j There are 23 contestants.
On Oct. 4 the last game of bail The Ben Hur Shrine Band and
of 1906 will be played on the El-(the Patrol of Austin played a con-
gin diamond. The St. Louis Stars cert in City Park Tuesday night.
heard Mr. Naomi Karling, Joe Payton, Mr.
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gin. ' ’ ironing board as a gift. (She said
Those helping Mr. Ned Jones of she believed that if he had not
Austin celebrate his birthday Sun- 1 given it to her, she might neveP
day were Mrs. George Johnson of have become accustomed to sitting
Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley ‘ down to iron. Now, she says, it is
Morell and Mrs. Ruth Forsdahl of so easy that she easily irons’such
Elgin. i difficult things as khakis and en,.
•Mr. and Mrs. Elof Swanberg joys visiting with neighbors. “
honored Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Swan- Breakfast Can Be Easy And Fun
berg, Darlene and Dennis, Sunday, ’ -Says Miss Minnie Bell, Home
with a chicken dinner at Young- Management Specialist.
bloods, in Austin.
Floyd Swanberg entered St.
I The price to be paid must, of
course, be specified, along with
method and terms of payment. If
a certain sized loan is a prerequi-
site to the buyer’s ability to com-
plete the purchase, this fact should
be noted. Sad indeed is the pros-
l pective purchaser who loses his
earnest money when a contem-
plated loan transaction falls thru,
his contract requiring payment of
the entire consideration in cash.
j The sales contract should also
state the quality of the title to be
conveyed to the -buyer and the
type of title evidence to be fur-
nished.
The buyer’s individual circum-
stances and desires may require
that various matters not- mention-
ed above be provided for in the
contract. All too often people
try to squeeze a sales contract to
fit the type of printed form on
' hand, omitting or leaving to easily
misconstrued or forgotten oral
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Ella Bell Hatherly is attending
Abilene Christian College.
The Taylor Press announces the
employment of Newell Griffin as
. manager of the State Printing
Company of that city. Griffin is
National Junior Vegetable trated lecture on how
netian blinds, removable floor eov- and Niki were Austin visitors home in Indiana,
erings, draperies, air conditioning! Thursday. i Zuma McPhail
units and others. In purchasing--o_________ sick.
property under construction, com- Classified Ads Bring Result. Editor Bolton,
Carl L. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Swanberg and Dennis Swan-
berg helped Darlene celebrate
with ice cream, cake, and cookies.
Since her dad, Floyd Swanberg,
was having a birthday on Saturday
the group also celebrated his birth-
day and wished both many happy
returns of the day.
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Bronaugh, Edwin. The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1954, newspaper, September 23, 1954; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1555022/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Elgin Public Library.