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THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, JULY 13 1933
THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE
BY TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY
A ■ AT sonnel included Misses Eleanor In-les
F Te glehart Hazel Bruce Ned Culver and
IfTITTWIVOTA James Yeamans. They all went to Corpus Christi for the Fourth of
M Y WD Brown Cedars Friday and Tuesday
_ July Fourth were joined for the day
Mr. and Mrs. Jap Smith went to
CAREY SMITH
CAREY SMITH. Jr
Owner and Editor
Assistant Editor and Business Manager
MATAGORDA
by Mr. and Mrs L. C Watson and
| Dix Laughter.
Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock the
July.
Mr and Mrs M S. Holsworth and
children of Collegeport were Mark-
ham visitors last Sunday They left1
Ryman, Moore, Flock, Taylor. Wal-
drop, Thompson, Ernest Ryman. E
J. Ottis. Arthur Ryman, H W Laird,
and Woods. Mrs. Moser was present’
as a visitor.
Friday Afternoon & Saturday Specials
Entered at the Postoffice at Bay City, Texas, as second class mail matter
under Act of Congress, March 3, 1897.
Margaret Ann here to visit with her
4-H Club met at the home of Mrs grandparents
grandparents
Mrs. Virgil McGinness and daughter
Billie Doris went to Eldridge last
8 O’CLOCK
MILD & MELLOW C OFFEE
PUBLIC WORKS
LOANS SOON
AVAILABLE
| MHrs. Susie Stribling spent the 4th J. H. Landrum. There were nineteen
in Palacios members on hand and the county
Mr and Mrs. James Sterry spent demonstrator, Mrs. Leola Cox Sides
July 4th in Palacios was present and instructed them how
Mrs Charles Zipprian of the Cross to make grape jelly. Memmebrs pres-
Roads was In town Saturday after- ent besides Mrs. Sides were Mrs.. —. „ „
brought to the attention of the publishers. I noon. Fred Kelley of the west side, Mrs Ann Holsworth visited Mr. and Mrs.
The paper will be conducted upon the highest possible plane of legitimate Mr. and Mrs. Ed Watkins and fam- Paul LeCompte. Mrs. Carrie Dietrich Edward Chapman at Richmond on u, , ,1 I
paper will Pi took the Fourth celebration al Mrs. Frank Duffy, Mrs. L. C. Watson, Monday, application blanks for federal pub-
newspaper business. Peck Mrs. E. J. Savage. Mrs. B. Watkins,Mrs. C. V. Cabiness. Mrs. Luther lie works loans will be available for
| Mrs. Hugh Gilmore and daughter Mrs. Tom Kain, Mrs. 1. M White, Robertson and children accompanied distribution in South Texas within
Mrs Tommie Dunlevy were Bay City Mrs. Blanchard, Mrs S A Lawson, Mr and Mrs. Lee Kimble and Mr. the next few days, according to in-
visitors Saturday, Mrs. A. V. Cook, Mrs. Bruce Kain, and Mr. and Mrs Etheridge on a fish- formation received by Col. Ray Lee-
Mr. and Mrs Frank Duffy drove Mrs. George Kam and Mrs. Landrum, ing trip Monday man, general manager of the South
to Port Lavaca and return on July and all enjoyed a most pleasant after- Mr .and Mrs Virgil Johnson are Texas Chamber of Commerce.
Fourth
Any erroneous reflection upon the character or standing of sny person or any
business concern will be readily and willingly corrected upon its being
Sunday after a visit of several weeks
here
Mr, and Mrs R. T. Sirmon, son
Ralph and granddaughter. Margaret
SAN ANTONIO, July 12. —Official
mkiteres
mot RONaM M1 3
Lb...-
17c
During May, industrial production can feed all of South Texas, so why
achieved the largest increase record- not start out to do it?
ed by the federal reserve board’s in-
dex in 14 years. Reports in early June Which do you prefer repeal of the
show continuance of the advance Eighteenth Amendment and the liquor
Light ind istries such as shoes and traffic put under orderly governmen-
Red Ripe Full Pack
TOMATOES, 3 No. 2 cans
White House Evaporated
MILK, 3 tall or 6 baby cans
17c
17c
noon.
visiting in Beeville this week.
I Col. D H. Sawyer, temporary di-
Light ind istries such as shoes and traffic put under orderly governmen- Norman Savage Mr and Mr Guy
textiles, are moving to new highs, tal control or nullification with boot- Smith and Miss Muta Serrill visited
Heavy industries steel, lumber, au- legging and its assoc sated evils and in Galveston Sunday,
tomobiles, ete are participating to a crime? No well posted man will haz-I Mrs. Alfred V. Cook and children
lesser extent in the march. Employ - a rd hi reputation by saying prohibi- drove in from Midway Sunday morn. M Lula Grace Cornelius has re-
ment and wage statistics grow more tion has ever been successful, there- ing to attend Episcopal Sunday School, turned from a two week’s visit with
encouraging, and there has been no fore, nullification set in immediately Mr. J. F. Williams and daughter, rel atives at Newgulf
weakening in the commodity price after prohibition went into effect and Mrs. Laura Emmel and Mr. R D. Wil-
MIDFIELD
Mr. and Mrs J. N. Robertson, T. rector of the public works adminis-
L. Smith, Ganell Robertson and Ottis tration at Washington .advised Lee-
Robertson Jr, of San Antonio were man that he was sending the South'
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Rob- Texas Chamber 1500 official applica-
ertson and family a few days before tion forms. These blanks will be for-
Verigood (98-lb. Sack $2.25)
PI Alii 24 -LB. HA
FLOUR sack 59c
48-LB.
SACK
$1.15
weakening in the Oe POO Went In L and Mi Laura Emmeland rD W" Misses Selma Hiltpold and Nellie
rise. Of importance to all businesses has continued to this good day. It liams were Bay City visitors Mon-Nygard attended a dance in Dane-
the Fourth of July. The San Antonio warded immediately to the counties,
folks accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. cities and districts in this territory
Luther Robertson and two daughters which have submitted project sur-
Sultana Brand
PEANUT BUTTER, 16-oz. jar. ..10c
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istrator Johnson’s warning against ef- law or no law, and if they are why
forts to increase prices without jus- not give them wholesome
u w . vang Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. W W. Rugeley and Miss Velcie Fitzgerald returned on
„ . .govern-Mrs. Stanley Rugeleyattended, the Friday from a two weeks visit with
tification There be no price ment supervised beer, winus or what"
“wild-catting" Effort will be given have you and collect a license for it,
to raising the general price level instead of drenching them with every
gradually, through elimination of un- sort of questionable filthy, unsafe con-
fair competition, low wage scales and coctions and pay out multiplied mil-
poor working conditions. Mr. John- hons for the privilege of doing it?
son also gave first intimation of what It is repeal and order against nulli-
fair wages will mean. About 45 cents fication and disorder, so take
per hour for a 32-hour week, for the
lowest paid class
funeral of Mrs. John Blair in Whar-
your
The big drive under the Roosevelt
policies has started on its way and
choice. No well informed person, if
he is fair, can say prohibition has been
of any benefit to the morals or the fi-
nances of the country. All well in-
formed men in every walk of life
will tell you frankly that it is, has
the country will soon find itself op-
erating all of its branches almost as
if a war were going on. Measures to failure. It’s purpose may be laudable,
get us all back on our feet have been
adopted and will be prosecuted un-
der war time policies and practices
been and will continue to be a rank
Our public debt has grown enormous:
ly in order to carry out the plans of
the administration, and the people
seem willing enough to give anything
and everything advanced at Washing-
ton the big chance. The sincerity of
but in practice it is miserable. This
paper has fought prohibition con-
tinuously because of its hypocrisy.
We shall continue to do our bit against
ton Monday
Mrs. L. C. Watson had for her guests
for dinner Monday Miss Ben Brook- Mr and Mrs. Fred Cornelius were
shire of Timpson and Miss Lucille shopping in Bay City Monday aft-
Duffy. . I u t ernoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J H Landrum are Mrs. J. A. Mullens received a mes-
expecting a visit from their daughter, sage Wednesday telling her of the
Miss Ruby Landrum of Herman Hos-serious illness of her mother, who
Dital at Houston, lives at Wagner, Okla , she immedi-
ately left by auto to be with her
and was accompanied by her sons,
.George and Morris and Ralph Aikin.
and at Bay City they were joined
by another daughter. Mrs. G. E. Ma-
gee who went also to be with her
.mother in her illness.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Watkins and
Mrs. E J Savage visited Mr and
Mrs. Jim Watkins near the Cross
Roads Sunday afternoon.
J. F. Williams Jr Lunn Gilmore,
Miss Lora Ogden and Miss Phyllis
Hustead were among the revelers at
Palacios on July Fourth.
went to Victoria on Monday after-veys. Leeman said.
noon and spent the Fourth of July| The regional commercial body last'
there. . week sent mimeographed copies of
Mr and Mrs. H. N. Burdett of La the official form to South Texans
relatives at Alvin Ward spent tlie Sunday be fore the who prepared preliminary projecI |
W K Keller and wife were Bay Fourth of July with their niece, Mrs. surveys, suggesting that the officers
City visitors Saturday, V Cabiness and Mrs Luther Rob- of subdivisions use these forms as
ertson, work sheets, compile all the data re-
quested by the federal government I
and await developments.
As soon as officers of the various
WADSWORTH
Mrs Pearl Loebs of Albany, Ore-
gon. is visiting her sister-in-law. Mrs.
F L. Butter and other relatives.
Mr. J. F. Culver was quite sick
last week but is reported at this writ-
ing Monday, to be improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Seerden and
baby were callers at the Woods home
subdivisions receive the official
forms which are en route from Wash-
ington they should fill out the appli-
cations and complete preparations to
submit them as soon as the federal
administrative organization for Texas
is perfected. Leeman explained.
BELL PEPPERS, dozen
ORANGES, doz.
WHITE ONIONS, 2-lbs.
BIG CHERRIES, 2-lbs.
Se
15c
9c
.15c
High Grade (I Pound Carton 31c)
SHORTENING, 8-1b. carton
Blue Rose
RICE, 5-tbs.
61c
14c
hor
the
ide
bei
ere
fro
, . ,| The revival meeting announced to
Matagorda was plenty represented begin last Sunday evening under the
at the Wadsworth dance Monday eve-supervision of R verend White of
ning and they danced all night til Palacios is being well attended thus
Broad daylight celebrating the Fourth, far ami it is hoped that the interest
Miss Ben Brookshire of Timpson win increase and much good be done,
who has been visiting her friend, Mrs. The ice cream supper and forty-
W. W. Rugeley is leaving today for two party given at the schoolhouse
her return home. । , € 1
e . , 1 , last Saturday evening was quite well
Mrs. Duffy and family and attended. Seven tables of forty-two
Miss Lucille Duffy have returned nr
in other states, bring in from ten to from Palacios where they have been i were enjoyed until a late hour
- 1 nave beeni Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Jordan of Bless-
ing spent the day here Monday with
their daughter. Mrs. W. K. Keller.
Mr. L. R. Burke came in Saturday
night from Luling and his wife re.
it until it is wiped off the statutes
of our country. And let us add that
hypocrisy is a greater and inure dam-
aging sin than drink
the thing is its mainspring and the
people, long suffering and badly har-
massed are patient with any and every
man which has or might have a con-, ..........................., ............
structive tendency. That there will be twenty millions in revenue annually, attending the B. Y. P. U. encamp-
errors, grievous errors, made goes all of which can be given to the ment.
without saying, but the sum total of schools. It is quite evident that some Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Baer and
good is hoped for strongly enough to of our enthusiastic prohibitionists will family, Mr. and Mrs. W E. Cook and
cause everybody to go into this peace set up the cry that it would be sinful daughter, Pauline Cook spent the
time battle just as they entered the to educate our children with money afternoon of the Fourth in Palacios. |
war If there was ever a president derived from the sale of beer. This Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Harrison and
backed by the people, Franklin D. sort of reasoning however, has long family of Bay City spent Sunday]
Roosevelt is the mini since passed into the discard and no evening here with Mr. and Mr. Geo.
.—-----' erious minded per on I paying any T Kilbride and family.
The efforts to rehabilitate the farm-attention to it any more Beer is de] This afternoon, Mrs Carroll Ryman
ing industries now being so strenu-cidedly more wholesome and more president of the Woman's Missionary
ously advanced by the president and healthful than the majority of soft Society will entertain the members
his aides are praiseworthy in every drinks now generally dispensed. It is'with a vanishing tea of which more,
way. Agriculture is tlie base of all cleaner by far than many dunk, and mention will be made.
wealth Make the farmer prosperous carries but little, if any more alcohol Miss Mildred Landrum returned
and the whole country will ........be- than the foods we devour Beer will from Newgulf Monday where she has
come so. What of it, if farm products be better for the health of the people been visiting relatives and she was
prices advance well beyond other pri- and will pay enough revenue (if and accompanied home by her niece, Lela
ces have not they sold for several when legalized) to put every school Katherine Cross of that place.
years well below the scale or pos in Texas on its feet in two years. The Mrs Pat Livesay, nee Miss Reba
nibdity of profit? Let them climb' fact is, that, if Texas would legalize Rugeley and three boys and n lady
Everp cent added to a pound of cot- beer now so it could be legally sold friend of Norco, La., are visiting Mr.
ton puts millions into the pockets of for the rest of the summer every and Mrs. W. W. Rugeley for the next
the farmers which means just that school in the state could prepare for two weeks
much more of newly created wealth a full nine months term on a cash | Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Taylor and Mrs.
to be distributed everywhere. Add basis The nation lias turned on pro- Taylors Brother, Mr. Julian Ingle-
five or ten cents a pound if we should hibition by majorities from 2 to I to hart suffered from an attack of pto-
like to see things boom Make the 40 to 1 in every place where the ques- maine poison Saturday caused from
farmers prosperous and quit fooling tion has been brought up, so don't eating cold boiled tongue. All have
away tune and money on other un- be silly and try to hold your own recovered
The legalization of 3.2 beer in Texas
will, according to records being made
turned with him to their home in
Luling after a week's visit here with
her mother.
| Quite a number of our people spent
the day of “The Fourth" at Palacios,
enjoying the program which was pull-
ed off there, while several groups of
friends gathered together and enjoyed
, picnics and ice cream here at home.
: Miss Tribble of Dallas who is vis-
iting in Palacios, accompanied by Mr.
Rupert Elliott of Palacios, attended
dertakings, for with a prosperous ag- state back. Think of your schools.
ricultural body the country over all
things else will soon become solvent,
safe and successful
Master Billie Watkins of Newgulf
came and spent several days here with
livres one for the taxpayer: The to-his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B B.
tal of all appropriations made by the Watkins and Sunday his daddy, Mr.
Approximately 500 preliminary pro-
ject surveys calling for the expendi-
Thursday evening. ._____-....... ... .... ___
Several from here spent the fourth ture of considerably more than $50,-
in Palacios: Mr. J H. Ottis and fam- 000,090 were submitted by subdivisions |
ily. Mr Emil Ottis and family. Mrs. in the area served by the South Texas
Helen Huston anil sons, Mrs. Peltier Chamber of Commerce.
and daughter of Houston house. —.....— ------------------|
guests of Mrs. E J. Ottis and family.
Mi J .1. Ottis and family, Mr. and, =
Toilet Tissue
SCOT TISSUE. 3 rolls.........10c
CAMAY SOAP, 3 bars
15c
Mrs. Harvey Estlinbaum and Mr. and
Mrs. Murray Seerden enjoyed a bar-
becue dinner at the picnic grounds
on the Colorado River west of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Goodall, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Powell, Mr. E. F. Goodall
and family. Mr. Forde Powell and
family of Newgulf, Mr James Powell
and Mr. Adolph Ahr of San Antonio,
spent the day at Sargent beach Miss-
es Nellie Butter and Lucille Good-
all and Mr. Chester Kirby and Jas.
Svetlik of Bay City motored to Need-
ville for the day while the majority
remained at home.
Mr. Rex Moser and family of Hous-
ton, were recent guests of his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Moser.
Mrs. Bland Hale and baby were
guests one day last week at the home
ACHMAN
ARGAIN
FOR SATURDAY, July 15t
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
the social given, at the schoolhouse Seerden and family.
here Saturday night
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Ryman spent
Mr. S. F Hale accompanied by his the fourth in Blessing and Palacios,
son, John, Mr. S. K. Richardson and
Mr. H. L. Fortenberry Jr., drove to
San Antonio Thursday on a brief bus-
Mr. W. H Mangum and Miss Lu-
cille were Monday visitors in New-
Premier Canned Fruits
'resh
iness visit.
We got quite a good shower of
rain Friday, but it was not enough
gulf, taking Mrs. Grid Thomas and
children of Refugio who had been
visiting here.
Mrs. Leola Sides was a Monday din-
for the late corn, so we hope to get ner guest of Mrs. C. M. Laird and
another one soon. But we were sure Mr. Laird.
Royal Anne No. 2% Can
CHERRIES_____23c
Meats!
glad to miss that gulf storm which
threatened for several days last week.
MARKHAM
Mr. and Mrs. John Bunk were week
end visitors with their parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bunk and Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Mangum and fam-
Mrs A E Hale of Pecos is here ilies, returning to their home in New.
visiting her mother and father in law, gulf Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Ryman were
shopping in Bay City Saturday morn-
Heavy Syrup No. 2% (an
PEACHES._____15c
BEST QUALITY And At LOW PRICES
Mr. and Mrs W. M. Hale.
Mr. Insall B Hale took Mrs. W. R.
Knowles to Houston Monday night
where she will be with her brother,
Mr. Will Conger who is in the Me-
morial Hospital at Houston and is not
recent special .session of congress, in- Gus Watkins came for him.
Suppose the great drouth keeps up cluding those which are classified as’ Mrs. Jessie Martin of Houston has
over Oklahoma and Kansas and the "capital expenditures," is in excess of taken up her residence in Matagorda
west and northwest of Texas, what $4,500,000 000. When the appropriations after an absence of several years al-
will the government do about plow of the final session of the 72nd con- though visiting here frequently. Mrs. | expected to live
ing up cotton' There’s no promise gress are added, the aggregate since Martin owns her own home here. I ME Midget a sons 1 Friday afternoon
of any sort of a crop except in only a December 5, 1932, exceeds $6,000,000,- Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Williams wentRS A i sons m aw- Friday €
few places throughout the cotton 000. The last session brooks no com- to Bay City Thursday to meet Mrs. are visiting her parents. Mr 'and Arnold Ritter who are here for a visit
belt Two weeks more of the pres- petition as the most expensive one J. M Smith who was returning home % M Hale with Mrs Ritter’s parents Mr
ent drouth will cut more ......s from since the war One encouraging sign from visiting her daughter. Mrs. Bil- several young folks including Miss Mrs G. W. Fanson. left Wednesday
the production end of the crop than is that the extraordinary measures, he Rogers in Houston and her sisters Lucille Hale Dora Ma Huddleston for a trip to the Valley and Mexico
1 1 1 liUCHLIL Eliit LPOTA NVIRC luddlestOn, OL WE tO ilE VilICY ano AVICAICO, I
the plowing up of 10,000.000erCS Will while , they appropriate definite in Galveston. „ . „ Reverend Gaston and wife ami little but will return here before leaving
So. in view of the present situation, amounts, do not specify that they be Mr. Charlie Pope of Huntsville is Billie Gaston Vincent Jasso Trill n 1 for their home in Milwaukee
it might be that we will need even entirely spent. In the $3,000,000,000 in Matagorda visiting among rela-Hale conger and Earl ll.de enjoy Mrs. Z Butter was on the sick list
*cr'' u: 4 eneral rain tail public works bill, for example, it is tive and old friends Mr Pope was a swimming party the bench i last week
over broad reams, which is not at doubtful if more than a third of it born and reared in Matagorda and Sargent Monday afternoon: ' | Mrs. C M. Laird attended a meet-
all probable The government may can be used within a year. By the end still has many friends here who are A large number of people went to ing of the recreation communitv of
wave millions, of money and worlds of that time it may not be necessary glad to see him. . Palacios to help celebrate the fourth, the home demonstration clubs in Bay!
of time by acting slowly in this plow-to use more. The old practice of poli-'o Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Baker, Mr. and Mr. J. P. Johnson and M. En City Saturday morning
ing up busine Besides, there is am ticians spending everything they can Mr Calvin Baker and Mrs. Lyda Mo-of San Autani visited M.
ple time left for the destruction of set hold of may not apply here as berly went to Bay City Friday and
cotton but not a day for the pro- administration of this and other bills from there over to see Mr. and Mrs.
Auction of one additional pound. Bet- is supposed to be in the hands of Mark Brown and family at the Ar-
ter be careful. Uncle Sam persons who have few or no political thur Matthews place.
ing.
Miss Eunice Lilleux of Houston is
visiting the Laird families and her
brother Kenneth and family.
Mrs. R. L. Taylor was in Bay City
Mr and Mrs. Bill Ritter and Mr.
Ben Johnson last week.
Messrs. Fred and Jesse Ryman, Mr.
and Mrs. H. W. Laird and Mr. and!
Mr W. F. Jesse and wife and daugh- Mrs. Barney Laird were Saturday
ter, Kleta went to Prairie Land to Bay City visitors.
, u take Joy Smith home who has been
Mrs. James Sterry and two little here
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Herreth and
, obligations Also encourraging is the virs. James sterry and two little here with them for the past few Edith and Mrs. Ernest Hatchett were
. It seems to be the aim of the FOV outlook for tax revenues For the boys and Miss Dolores Sterry pem weeks and brought Vincent home. | Friday night guests of Mr. and Mrs.
emment. proceeding under the new first time since depre sion began the Monday in Markham with Mr. and Mr and Mrs Carrol McCarlie vis. O. K. Patterson.
deal policy 1 resident Roosevelt governments internal revenue collec Mrs. Charles Weaver Miss Vivian ited Mr and Mrs J P. Medford for | Mr. Bob Covington and daughter, |
to throw every protection consistent tions are exceeding those for the same Klingman went with them and will a while Sunday morning. Mrs. Murray Seerden attended the
with 1 U I policy around the small period a year before. Main reasons for spend a few days with Mrs. Weaver.
home owne The foundation for this this are the beer and gasoline taxes. I Having a delightful time vacation-night with T 1 !
1 , , ■ . . . ■ I c i i , LliEIL WAT 4XC NETS. VACH VvaiKell
undertaking in all probability is that which have been roaring successes, ing at the Gulf beach since Friday are Sunday morning
a nation of home owners will prove a These two taxes, with cigarettes and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gore of Austin.
safer nation than one whose people income taxes.
Mis. Eidman of Bay City spent the show in Bay City Saturday evening.
Mr. B. J. Patterson of Matagorda,
, Mrs. Agnes Brunner is visiting rel-
were responsible for Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kain, Mrs. J. atives j,. Bay City this week
are left to flounder about in a sea 67 per cent of all internal revenue B. Hawkins, Misses Dorothy Bruce
of uncertainty homeless dissatisfied during May. Income tax collections, and Annie Dora Hawkins and Russell
and restless The foundation of hap- however, have gone down; decrease Bruce.
piness and contentment is to be found during the current fiscal year has A party of folks going to Magno-
most assuredly, in the home, and es- been $296,000,000 in comparison to the lia Beach and Old Indianola for the
pecially in the possession of a home, last. This loss was more than offset day July Fourth were Mrs. Minnie
Probably it is not the best of busi- by increases of revenue of $313,500,000 Gilmore, Misses Bertha Gottschalk and
mness for the government to become from the beer tax, together with 25 Scaly Duke and Mrs. Jeffie L. Berg
involved in the business of wholesale other new taxes and five sets of high- of Houston Messrs. Roland Smith.
Mending, and probably, the govern- er rates on old taxes. More and high- John and Henry Gottschalk.
ment recognizes that fact but it is er taxes is the order of the day. Cu- Spending Monday at Brown Cedar
worth a world of hazard incident to riously enough both the "common cut with Mr. and Mrs. Laughter’s
speculation and some enormous loss, man and the financier favor repeal house boat part, were Mrs J B
if need be to put the home owners of the capital gains and losses pro- Exits Mi ' Ante Dora Hawk,
of the nation in actual and safe pos- vision of the income tax law but for kins Miss Annie Dora Hawk-
session of all that counts in this life definitely different
the home more millions can be collected through
correction of technicalities and loop-
There’s no greater empire of ac- holes in the law. Also to be consid-
tual or potential agricultural wealth ered is the possibility of hard liquor
to be found in the United States than and wine taxes the chances are that
in Matagorda County. With 850 000 the Eighteenth Amendment will be
acres of land virgin almost in its only a memory within I year and
Mai. Stanley Rugbley of Wichita Falls,
Mr and Mrs R. A. Wendt and
Mr and Mrs. V. J. Johnson went to
Palacios for the Fourth.
Mrs Ham and son of Bay City spent
the day with Mrs Will Cornelius
Sunday. Miss Pearl Huff who has
been visiting relatives in Conroe is
back home.
Miss Laura Caroline Luder and Mrs.
J T. Gore were Houston visitors on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gore Mr and
Mrs Till Bond, spent the Fourth on
Magnolia Beach.
Those on the sick list are Mr V. T.
Harper, Mrs Elwood Smith, Lawrence
was a recent guest of Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Laird.
Mrs. G. W. Fanson was numbered
with the sick last week.
Little Lila Far Butter had the mis-
fortune to be bitten about the eye
and nose by a dog the fourth. She was
rushed to the Loos Hospital where
several stitches were necessary to
Pickled No. 2% Can
PEACHES______24c
Fancy No. 2% Can
PEARS...
..21c
Fancy No. 2'2 Can
APRICOTS______18c
Heavy Syrup
STRAW BERRIES Or RASPBERRIES
No. 2can_______22c
PREMIER
PRESERVES
BEEF
VEAL
LAMB
STEW, 1b. . SI-
ROAST. lb.______12%2c
( HUCK. II).________10c
ROLLED
ROAST, 1b. 15c
ROUND or RUMP
ROAST. II).
____18c
LEG. II).
______22c
SHOULDER, lb. .__18c
STEW. lb.
10c
Pork Roast, lb.. 121/20
BLACKBERRY
CHERRY
GRAPE
PEACH
PINECUT
PINE O’ MINT
12-oz
JAR
all
1>O1
cor
inc
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po
pr
Ar
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ba
re
PREMIER
GREEN
ASPARAGUS
8-oz. can ...11c
OLIVE OIL
SARDINES
for____25c
Round Can . . 16c
close the wound. The dog was killed
and the head sent to Austin and there
were no signs of hydrophobia.
Miss Virginia Lairy of Tom Ball
was a guest Friday night in the C.
M. Laird home.
Mrs. Jeff Mangum of Bay City was
a Monday guest in the home of her
brother. Mr. W. D. Lee.
Mr. and Mrs R. Duke visited rela-
tives in Sinton a few days last week.
Mr J. B. Laird was a Bay City vis-
itor Friday.
had the fourth Sunday in this month. Ev- 1 Mrs. Mary Dietrich and children of
' ery one is urged to come | Matagorda were visiting relatives in 1
Reverend Black is holding a revival Wadsworth Saturday.
in Clemville this week. | Home Demonstration Club Meeting
ins and their guests, Mrs. Blizzard
masons , Many and the two Misses Blizzard of Wa-
co. Mrs. G. B. Culver and Roy Tray-Rae and Bill Midgett, Mrs H. S.
lor. the party making the trip in Stanley Harry and Ned Stanley
two cars | The Methodist Revival begins here
: Mr and Mrs. W W. Rugeley
for their guests for nine o'clock in-
formal supper Saturday evening, Mrs.
Square Can . 23c
Entirety, and as fertile as the world revenue from this source will
ever sow the possibilities of the coun- large.
ty from an agricultural development —.................................
point of view are past the dreams of D.: 1 1" . I'
man. With a canal system capable of Bridge-forty-l wo
caring for 200.000 acres or more and BanAGr
Then be able to care for ice farming,CIICTlL
The postal plan zone meets all day Wadsworth Home Demonstration
, „ . chere July 27, 1933 delegates from this Club held their regular business meet-
and Mrs. A i W. McNabb Messrs. district will be represented here with ing Friday afternoon. July 7 at the
Stewart Burkhart and Albert Nolte them will be Mrs LeMaster district home of Mrs. Frank Hatchett. Seven-1
After the dining bridge was indulged president; Mrs. Midkiss. district sect 1 teen members were present. The ma-
in until a late hour.
Miss Ben Brookshire of Timpson, Mr.
particularly in normal years, the field
Two Matagorda youths, Oscar Mo-
Tor devel oprent cannot be imp, oved Pt K monred/T the Colleareport any In ToaCister for a round or tilts
upon These things have become com iu.mims will be liven in the
monplace with us and we ,--.......
even tenor of our way in a blissful P-me Tuesday, July 18. | th Shrapan 1 . M. C
inactivity that is actually painful tol Fifteen cents for games for the eve-country iteuShrevepeti tan Mr Cook
those of us who have or think welning, ten cents for ice cream and
have a vision. This county upon the five cents for cake or cookies. Every.
basis of the amount of soil we have, one come
his fertility, our normal rainfall and
the irrigation system, practically all
HEINZ
BAKED
BEANS
Homemade Tomato
16-oz. can
3 for.....27c
25-oz. can
2 for.....27c
PRESERVES
Pint Jar. 35
SWEET or SOUR
PICKLES
8-oz.jar..9c
Jack Sprat
VIENNA
SAUSAGE
Jack Sprat
POTTED
MEAT
Mrs. Midkiss, district sec-Iteen members were present. The ma-
retary and Mrs W K Keller, zone' jority of the members are planning1
on attending Rally Day in Bay City |
Friday, July 14.
Mrs. W. H. Mangum was appointed
president. One hundred members are
expected to be present.
come ................. .. ..... ... .:. Leonard Cornelius was thrown by
pursue the Collegeport Warehouse at 8 o’clock to several points. Their first stop was his horse last week and was slightly
pursue thei "L. - - a ° €€ at Lufkin and then on through the injured
Miss Gladys Linville spent the day
has relatives in both places and the with her parents, Mr and Mrs. I M.
two young men expect to be absent Linville on the Fourth of July
for three weeks.
-pr irrigp...... ayntem, ,--.....-J .... - Miss Yetta Wigodsky writes from
of which lies within the county, can Brooklyn to have her paper changed
take care of profitably to all, 100,000 to so to Newberry, S C., care of The
people, and yet we continue on from Fashion. She says, "am returning to
year to year without making any real the mountains next week and expect
efforts to have, at least, a part of the to be in Chicago the latter part of
100,000 here on the richest soil and the month,
in the greatest county in the entire
state. Why not launch a campaign
stuw. way nv. Acuna - -------------- Mrs. Estelle Overstreet and son,
with greater development in view? Burnard Bell of Del Rio, are the
why not tell the world in various guests of her uncle, Mr. V. L. LeTulle
ways of all the good we have? We for an extended visit.
The Episcopal Ladies Guild met
with Mrs. James Sterry last Monday
and after the usual business session
plans were made for a bridge and
forty-two party in the near future.
Only six members were present Mrs.
M. J Lawson. Mrs. Harold Inglehart,
Mrs. Frank Bruce. Mrs. Alice Me-
Lain Mrs, L C. Watson and the hos-
tess.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Laughter en-
tertained with a house boat party dur-
ing the July holiday time. The per-
W C. Mersfelder's sister of
Eagle Lake spent the week-end with
him this week.
delegate to the short course at A. and
M College July 25 to 28.
Mrs. C. M. Laird, the president 1
made and served delirious tomato
sherbet. 1
Grapes furnish a good source from
which to obtain iron in the diet, ac-
cording to Mrs. Sides, home demon-
4 cans . . . 15c 3 cans . . . 23c
Mr. Buntie Heller who has been stration agent, who gave a demonstra-
visiting his parents in Weimar has tion in the making of grape juices at
returned. 1
Mrs. Mellie
the home of Mrs. H. W. Laird, Mon-
Leckie of Bay City, day, July 10 and also gave a test to
enable one to proportion sugar prop-
was a visitor here Tuesday. 1
Word was received Tuesday morn- erly in the making of grape jelly,
ing that Mrs. W. R Knowles broth-Those present at this meeting were
er who was in the hospital in Hous-Miss Genevieve Hatchett, Mesdames
ton passed away at eleven o’clock Sides, C. M. Laird, Wheeler. J. J.
Tuesday morning. We wish to extend Ottis, Lee. Dan Goodall, Mangum, J.
our sympathy to Mr and Mrs Know- J. Seerden, J. L. Laird, Bunk, Ollie
RACHMANS
BAY CITY’S LEADING FOOD STORE
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 13, 1933, newspaper, July 13, 1933; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1696470/m1/4/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.