Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 227, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 25, 1949 Page: 2 of 26
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1936 -1949
LOOKING AHEAD
It's "Lucky 13"—Months of Careful Planning and Wonderful
Cooperation from our manufacturers make these outstanding
values possible!
"LUCKY 13" SALE Of (OATS
Just 13 years ago this week we opened our store in
Sweetwater. Your patronage through the years, has
been deeply appreciated. We look ahead with full con-
fidence that the experience we have gained will enable
us to serve you in a finer and more efficient manner.
We sincerely believe that we have selected out-
standing values for our way of saying "THANK YOU."
GLENN RUSSELL.
LAYAWAY FOR CHRISTMAS!
COMFORTS. Fine down-filled Satin Comforts in a lovely
array of colors. These represent a very fine value for Christ-
mas giving. Save now while these $29.50 comforts are priced
<£*.■95.
BLANKETS. Group 1. Our famous Fieldcrest Electric Blan-
ket. A wonderful gift item. This blanket is guaranteed and
we can recommend it very highly. Regularly 37.50, now—
$34.95.
Group 2. Discontinued colors, in our best all wool blanket
line. Full 72x90 size, all first quality. Regularly priced
$18.95. We offer this closeout special at $12.95.
SAVE ON FALL FABRICS!
WOOLENS . . . entire stock woolen yard goods on sale.
All wo£l plaids asd cheeks, .formerly to 83.95 . . . $lA) yd.
All wool jersey, $2.95 values $2.65 yd.
All wool flannels and failles .$3.95 values $2.95 yd.
$4.50 part wool dress gabardines $3.45 yd.
Balance of line woolens, including sharkskins, coverts, all
wool gabardines, coatings at $10% off.
SANFORIZED COTTONS
Values to 89c yd.
GROUP 1. All wool coverts,
gabardines, fleeces; new 1949
styles . . . choice colors . . .
sizes 10 to 44. Very special at
$22.95.
GROUP 2. Fine coverts, gab-
ardines, broadcloths, tweeds,
and other all wool fabrics.
Many have zip-in linings. Jun-
ior and misses sizes. Values
to $37.50, priced now
$32.95
Womens, Misses
and Junior
Dresses!
GROUP 1. Special rack of 2(5
dresses; Values to 14.95 . . .
they're wonderful at the sale
price of $5.00.
Group 2. Better dresses, many
early fall arrivals . . . velve-
teens, taffetas, crepes, and
gabardines. Values to $22.95,
now priced at $10.00.
GROUP 3. 20 Dresses from
our 22.95 to 27.50 ranges . . .
Crepes, Failles, Gabardines. .
Reduced for quick selling . . .
$12.00.
mt
For One
Week Only
Entire Slock Women's Nylon Hosiery
Chose from complete new Fall stocks . . . Berkshire . . . Art-
craft . . . Larkwood . . . Our entire stock on sale . . . (Hos-
iery Club crcdit allowed too).
39c yard
Hose,
Special
$1.19
Hose,
Special
$1.29
Hose,
Special
$1.49
Hcse,
Special
$1.59
0.
Save On
Your Fall
SUIT
GROUP 1. —ALL WOOL
HARD - FINISHED WOR-
STEDS ... in blues, greys,
and browns. Regulars, and
longs . . . Values to $55.00
now priced at only $36.00.
GROUP 2.—All wool gab-
ardines in beige, navy, and
brown. Regulars and longs.
Specially priced at $42.00
'die suit. Extra trousers
$12.00 additional.
Here's Another Famous Russell
Shirt Sale!
MEN'S SHIRTS ... A large group of men's Dress Shirts, in
whites, pastels, and stripes. Our best Brands, values to $4.50
Reduced to
$2.55... 2 for $5
Save Up to 331-3 Percent
MEN'S HAT SALE!
We have assembled a large group from our regular stock, with
additional hats from salesmens' sample lines. These are from
our best makers . . . hats formerly priced at $7.50 to 15.00.
Grouped in three sale groups at
$5 $7 $10.
1936-1949—13 Years in Sweetwater
Anniversary
Savings On
TOPCOATS
Large selections; Tweeds, Fleeces,
cashmere, and knitted fabrics; re-
duced to make your topcoat shop-
ping easy on the budget. Some
have removable linings. Values to
$50.00 priced at
$36.00
Dozens of other coats at
$29.00
9luAA£llA
SWEETWATER REPORTER
Sunday, September 25, 1949
SWEETWATER, TEXAS
PAGE TWO
Jewel Marsh
Editor
Book Review Planned By
Divide HD Women Oct. 4
Kitchen Shower Honors
Miss Moore, Bride-Elect
Miss Lelta Moore, who will
be married October 1 to Johnny
Nicholson of Midland, was hon-
ored at a kitchen shower giv-
en Wednesday by Mrs. Lionel
Perry, 1400 James.
Games dealing with kitchen
phrases and articles furnished
diversion. Gifts were presented
in grocery shopping bags.
A book review to be given by
Mrs. F. B. Porter at the home
of Mrs. Clyde Magee in Nolan
on October 4 was planned at the
Divide HD Club meeting this
week in the home of Mrs. Doyle
O. Moore.
Guests and all club members
Coffee Honors
New Members
Gleaners Class
New members, teachers and
officers of the Gleaners Class of
First Methodist Church were
honored at a coffee given Satur-
day morning from 10 until 11 in
the home of Mrs. Frank Murchi-
son, 801 Thomas.
In the receiving line were the
teacher, Mrs. D. B. Brown, and
the class president. Mrs. Jim But-
ler .
The houseparty included the
assistant teachers, Mrs. R. O.
Caldwell, Mrs. P. T. Quast, and
Mrs. Ben Roberts; the other of-
ficers, Mrs. John Aycock, Mrs.
Otto Carter, Mrs. J. F. Gilbert,
Mrs. G. B. Richards, Mrs. S. E.
Hale, and Mrs. Nathan Norman;
and new members.
Coffee was served by Mrs. J.
E. Kirby and Mrs. O. P. Clark
from silver services on a table
laid with a brown cloth and cen-
tered with an arrangement of
dahlias. Twisted rolls and
cheese spread were served with
the coffee. Mrs. Weldon McCor-
mick directed callers to the din-
ing room.
* * *
Mrs. Dan Goodrum
Is Shower Honoree
Mrs. Dan Goodrum of 104 East
Avenue B, the former Betty Lou
Cain, daughter of Mr. and' Mrs.
T. E. Cain, 601 Murrah, was com-
plimented at a bridal shower
given Wednesday by Mrs. J. R.
Barrett and Mrs. Lydia Knight
at 607 Murrah.
The guest list included Mines.
Philip Goodrum, W. H. Carey,
Tom Cain, Aubrey Pugh, Alex
Davis, H. R. Free, Elvin White-
field, Paul Fleming. A. J. Jack-
son, Homer Gray, and M. 1,.
Cain; Misses Martha June Cain,
Bobbie Jackson, and Barbara
Hood.
* * *
New Officers Of
Baptist WMU's To
Be Installed
New officers of the WMU's of
First Baptist Church and Lamar
Street Baptist Church will be in-
stalled Monday afternoon.
Installation at First Baptist
Church will start at 3:30 with
Mrs. George Wilson, wife of the
pastor, as installing officer. Mrs.
C. E. Lambert is incoming presi-
dent, Mrs. Ralph Perkins young
people's secretary, Mrs. G. F.
Boyd recording secretary, Mrs.
Harl Pinkard treasurer and cor-
responding secretary. Circle
chairman will also be installed.
Mrs. Lambert succeeds Mrs. Au-
drey Ballew.
To be installed at Lamar
Street Baptist Church at 3 p. m.
are: President, Mrs. Mary Kin-
erd, who will succeed Mrs. Ker-
mit Wilson; study leader, Mrs.
John McDonald, and others. The
circle chairmen have already
been installed. They are Mrs.
R. L. Houston for the Annie
Armstrong circle, Mrs. Judson
Herron for the Bobbie Cox cir-
cle. Mrs. Harlon W. Hairston
will be installing officer.
are invited to attend the meet-
ing, according to announcements.
Foundation shrub planting
was the club topic at Mrs.
Moore's home. Miss Irene Gro-
matzky, county home demon-
stration agent, was the speak-
er.
"Study your type of house and
the natural setting before select-
ing and placing foundation
shrubs,'' Miss Gromatzky said,
"to make sure they coordinate."
Mrs. R. R. Petty presided in
the absence of the president,
Mrs. Howard Lewis, who was
attending the state THDA meet-
ing in Mineral Wells.
Club pledge was given by Mrs.
Will Butman. Council reports
were heard.
The hostess served refresh-
ments to Mrs. Grady Jones, a
visitor; Miss Gromatzky, and
club members.
* * *
Hospital Notes
Admitted to Sweetwater Hos-
pital Friday for medical treat-
ment were Mrs. Jerry Hyde,
Fire Chief A. C. Forgay, ard R.
H. Hilley, all of Sweetwater.
Sedbern L. Whisnand and
Monty Givens, Electra football
players, were admitted for em-
ergency treatment Friday night.
They were taken home by their
coach Saturday morning.
Mrs. Paul Fleming was ad-
mitted for major surgery. She
lives in Sweetwater.
Dismissed on Friday were
Mrs. Carl Kruger, Mrs. Herman
| Chenevert, Mrs. John E. Rich-
ardson, Ed Kir.'Sey, Mrs. Frank
; Allyn of Trent, Mrs. G. L. Brew-
ister and Mrs. Claude Johnson,
all medical patients; Mrs. Ora
Kelly and John Wilkerson, ma-
jor surgery.
* * *
Elmer G. Patton of Sweetwa-
ter was admitted Saturday
morning for medical treatment
in Sweetwater Hospital.
* * >ft
Garden Club Of Air
Presents Flower
Authority Todav
The Garden Club of the Air,
heard over Station KXOX at
2:15 Sunday afternoon, will fea-
ture an interview this Sunday
with Mrs. John R. Salois of Dal-
las, state chairman of Texas
j Flower Show Schools for feder-
ated garden clubs. Mrs. Salois
J has been visiting in Sweetwater
all this week while her husband
is here' on business.
I "Sweetwater's First Flower
Show" will be the topic of the
inerview, which will be conduct-
ed by Mrs. M. F. Garland, master
of ceremonies for the Garden
Club of the Air.
Social Calendar
Monday
Highland Heights WSCS will
meet in church basement for cov-
ered dish luncheon at 12:30.
Installation service for First
Baptist WMU at 3:30 p. m. in
the church, Mrs. George Wilson
installing officer.
Lamar Street Baptist WMU
installation at church at 3 p. m.
First Methodist WSCS will
meet, at the church at 1 p. m.
for its first covered dish lunch-
eon of the season.
First Christian Circles meet
as follows: Circle One, Mrs.
Homer Bradford. iiUfi East
Broadway, at 2 p. m.; Circle
Two, at rhurch at 9:40 a. m.:
Circle Three, Mrs. Arnold Ford,
707 East Arkansas, at 9:30.
Monthly Training Union plan-
ning meeting at First Baptist
Church, 6:45, with covered dish
supper.
First Baptist YWA with Mrs.
A. T. Bruce, 411 East Fourth,
at 7 p. m.
The Women of the Church of
First Presbyterian Church
will meet at 3 p. m. at the home
of Mrs. Preston Ragland, 504
East Third. Executive board will
meet at 2 p. m. at same address.
The St. Theresa Study Club
will meet with Mrs. B. B. Brown,
604 East 12th, at 3 p. m.
Tuesday
Service of Mary Hill Davis
Week of Prayer for state mis-
sions at First Baptist Church at
9:45 a. m. Covered dish luncheon
at noon.
Cokes in be-aproned bottles
and cookies were served from a
table laid with a colorful linen
cloth and centered with a mina-
ture kitchen sink. ^
Guests were Mmes. L. D. Nunn,"
Jr., Tellus Wicker, David Ad-
rian, Bill Mathews, Bernie
Hawley, Ed Mays III, Jimmy
Mayfield, Pat Pendergrass, and
Don Nelson, all of Sweetwater;
Mrs. A. B. Foster, Jr., of Clyde,
Mrs. Terry Barrett of Eastland,
Mrs. Dan Fields and Mrs. Ed-
die Libotte of Colorado City,
Mrs. Calvin Mcintosh of Abi-
lene: Eska Watson of Sweet-
water: Dorothy Haines and Hil-
lie Mae Rogge of Abilene. '
* « *
CONGRATULATIONS
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gunnels,
Route 1, Roby, are parents of a
son born at 1:06 p. m. Friday
ir. Sweetwater Hospital.
* * *
A son was born in Sweetwater
Hospital to Mr. and Mrs
Dwayne Curtis. 203 East Broad-*
way, at 7:18 Friday evening.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Harris,
Route 2. Abilene, have a son who
was born at 12:47 a. m. Satur-
day at Sweetwater Hospital.
The father is a mechanic for In-
ternational Harvester Company
here. The mother is the former
LaVerne Clayton of Sweetwater.
* * * .
Engagement Of Abilene
Girl Of Interest Here
Of interest here is the an-
nouncement of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
R. Jones of Abilene that their
daughter, Muriel Maxyne, will
be married on Oct. 16 to David
Erdman Ivelch, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond E. Kelch of Ran-
cho Rio, Santa Fe, N. M.
The bride-elect is a sister of ^
Mrs. John David Pagan and R.
W. Jones, both of Sweetwater.
The marriage is to take place
at 7 p. m. on Oct. 16 in the home
of the bride-elect's parents at
2131 Cottonwood in Abilne.
Business and Professional Wo-
men's Club will meet at 7
| p. m. at Blue Bonnet Hotel.
VFW Auxiliary will meet in
i the VFW auxiliary club room
I at 8 p. m.
Shower Compliments
Mrs. D. L. McDonald, Jr.
Mrs. D. L. McDonald, Jr., was
complimented with a pink-and-
blue shower given by Mrs. Paul
Harris at her home, 210 West
Arkansas.
Games were played and gifts
presented before refreshments
of lemonade and cookies were
served to Mmes. Willie Harris,
Naze! Morton, Prentiss Scott, N.
L. Burkett, E. W. Hennington,
Charlie McDonald. J. W. A. Jack-
son, W. L. Mitchell, Jake
Barnes, Othel Barnhill, Ezra Mc-
Donald, L. L. Kinsey, J. N. Mc-
Williams, L. M. Spradlin, W. .1.
Coppedge, Alvin Chastain, the
honoree and the hostesses.
The PEG Chapter will meet
with Mrs. Sidney Woodman. 611
| Josephine, at 2 p. m.
Wednesday
Regular play of the Women's
Golf Association starts at, 8:30
a. m. on No. Match play starts
in the annual women's golf
tournament.
Annual District Four Conven-
tion of Christian Churches
opens at Fir-.t Christian Church
at 10 a. m. Laymen's League
dinner at 6:30 p. m. in the Sky
Room, Blue Bonnet Hotel.
Monthly teachers and offi-
cers conference and covered
dish supper at First Baptist
I Church, supper beginning ;n
6:45.
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First Baptist Brot
will meet for monthly d
7:30 and installation of
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Baker, Allen. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 227, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 25, 1949, newspaper, September 25, 1949; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth283779/m1/2/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.