Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 1957 Page: 3 of 8
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Thursday, May 23, 1957
PALACIOS BEACOfl, PALACIOS, TEXAS
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Mrs. J. J. Harbison left Tuesday
for Walters, Okla., where she will
visit her daughter and attend the
graduation of her grandson, James
Jennings.
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GIVE THE
GRADUATE
FLOWERS
HUNTER
FLORAL
SERVICE
411 5TH ST.
PHONE 4211
Roinbow Girls To
Install New Officers
At Meeting Tuesday
Miss Georgene Stubblefield,
Worthy Advisor-elect, announces
the public installation of off'cers
of the Order of Rainb,ow for Girls
to be held Tuesday evening, May
28, at 7:30 p. m. in the Masonic
Hall. Members of the Maeonic
Lodge, Order of Eastern Star and
parents and friends of a Rainbow
Gill are cordially invited.
Officers to be installed are
Georgene Stubblefield, Worthy Ad-
visor; Marum iWilson, Worthy As-
sociate Advisor; June Whitley,
Charity; Judy Neal, Hope; Lulu
Belle Maddox, Faith.
Other officers to be installed are
Sue Ruth, Barbara Stewart, Betty
Ramsey, Diane Smith, Mary L.
Friery, Shirley Smith, Juanita
Cornelius, Sissy White, Florence
Clardy, Judy Hunt, Judy Loth-
ridge, Ann Cooper and Patsy King.
WAYSIDE CLUB
Mrs. C. G. Jeffers, president of
the Wayside Club, reports that the
meeting place for the May meeting
has been changed to the home of
Mrs. M. E. Rogers instead of Mrs.
L E. Ramsey's as previously re-
ported.
Tom Sills and son, Mike, of
Houston were guests at the E.
Weakley home during the week
end.
Band Boosters Hold
Final Meeting Of Year
The final meeting at the school
year of the Band Boosters Club
was held Monday evening at the
band hall.
Mrs. R. K. Darnall, retiring
president, presided at the short
business meeting at which it was
decided to hold a twirling school
again this summer. Date and fees
will be announced later.
Officers for the" ensuing year
were installed as follows: Mrs.
Garner Seaquist, president; Mrs.
Fulton Lothridge, first vice-presi-
dent; E. R. Copper, second vice-
president; Mrs. Norman Brote-
markle, secretary-trcasurer and
Mrs. Rutilio Gonzales, parliamen-
tarian.
The club presented ET. E. Leigh-
ton, band director, a picture paint-
ed by Mrs. Nelly Gray.
Lt. Charles E. Bowers,
Carol Ann Broadway
Set August Wedding
Mr. and Mis. David Vincent
Broadway of Kingston, N. C-, an-
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Cawl Ann, to Lt. Charles
Ethan Bowers, United States Air
Force, Topeka, Kans. Lt. Bowers
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray C.
Bowers of Palacios. An August
wedding is planned.
iWilliam "Bill" Bell entertained
his father Bryan Bell and T. J.
Stambaugh of Austin over the
week end.
Father Joe Till of San Antonio,
former pastor o'f the local Catholic
Church, was visiting friends here
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Di'ffenderfer,
of El Campo, who lived in Pa-
lacios during the Camp Hulen days
of activity, and their niece, Mrs.
Grace Bucker of Pittsburg, Pa.,
spent the week end with Mi-, and
Mrs. Sherwood Barber at the
White Swan Courts.
FAITH CLASS
The Faith Class of First Baptist
Church had 15 members present
Sunday. Visitors are always wel-
come.
The plans for the June family
social were brought before the
class and approved.
The social will be held Monday
June 3, at 7:00 p.m. at the home
of Mrs. C. G. Collins, Jr., 604 4th
street.
It was decided that each family
would bring fried chicken, a vege-
table and salad to their family's
taste. Cake and ice cream will be
served also.
"A friend loveth at all times,
and a brother is born for ad-
versity." Prov. 17:17.—Reporter.
KEEP /AN
SMALL FRY!
EYE ON THE
Mrs. Sanders Roy, who had a
tonsillectomy Saturday at the
Nightingale Hospital in El Cam-
pp, is home and recovering nicely.
Palacios Home
Demonstration Club
The Palacws Home Demonstra-
tion Club met May 17 at the home
of Mrs. R. A. Smith with 13 mem-
bers and one visitor present.
Plans for Rally Day, to be held
at LeTulle Park on May 29, were
discussed.
The recreation prize was won by
Mrs. Robert Neeley. Delicious re-
freshments were served.
The next meeting will be June
7 at the home o'f Mrs. Martha
Brown.—Reporter.
WEDNESDAY CLUB
On May 15 the Wednesday Club
closed its year's work with a
spring social at the lovely ranch
home of Mrs. Garland Brooking.
When the guests arrived they
were greeted at the dopr by the
hostesses, Bertha Bowden, Nora
Hayes, Ina Mae Koerber, Ruth
Boiling, Mabel Ruthven, Mabel
Haynes and Elizabeth Gilbert.
The rooms were tastefully deco-
rated with arrangements of spring
flowers and butterflies.
After refreshments of angel food
cake, ice cream topped with straw-
berries and coffee were enjoyed, a
short business session was held and
then several games o'f forty-two
were played.
All present wished Mrs. Brook-
ing, who is in Florida, could have
been with them.—Reporter.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON
CHOICE
Veal Sirloin Steaks lb. 55c
bologna 3"»■ $1.00jfranks a. 39c
HORMEL'S THICK SLICED
RING
bacon "'.cm. $1.09(SAUSAGE «• 29c
DEL MONTE
DEL MONTE
SLICED PEACHES No. 2V2 Cans 2 for 59c • GREEN LIMA BEANS No. 303 Can 23c
BEL MONTE
J
X DEL MONTE
HALVES PEACHES No. Vh Cans 2 for 59cf BARTLETT PEARS - No. 303 Can - 25c
ARMOUR'S VIENNA SAUSAGE 2 for 35c • HUNT'S TOMATO SAUCE - 3 for 25c
IMPERIAL
TEXAS BEST
MASTER CHEF
HORMEL'S PURE
sugar
flour
coffee
lard
5-lb. Bag 456
25-lb. Sack $1.71
Lb. (an 89$
MB. (IN. 79$
LUNCHEONETTE 12-01. Can 39c • G0LDEN ACjE BEVERAGES
LIBBY'S GARDEN PEAS - • 2 for 37c
WHITE KARO SYRUP Pint Bottle 23c
SCHOOL BOY
APPLES
lb. 106
- (for 49c
DOLE PINEAPPLE JUICE 46-oz. Can 29c
CIRCUS SPANISH PEANUTS 7-oz. Can 27c
GLACIER FROZEN
lO-OZ. PKG.
STRAWBERRIES 19<t
LONG WHITE
Calif. POTATOES - 10 lbs. 25c
BRISK
TOOTH PASTE
LUSTRE CREME
SHAMPOO
| PINE-O-PINE
CLOROX
OLD DUTCH
CLEANSER
Giant Size 39c |
57c Size 39c
18-oz. Bottle 29c
Quart ]7c
2 for 19c
SPECIALS FOR
THURSDAY,
FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY
MAY 23, 24 & 25
^ < "-sir
food market
PHONE 6561 —FREE DELIVERY
8TH & MAIN
Matagorda County
H. D. Council Holds
Monthly Meeting
The Matagorda County Home
Demonstration Council held its
regular monthly meeting May 7
at the Servicc Center in Bay, City.
There were 14 members, one vis-
itor, and two agents present. Mrs.
Frank Hurta, vice-chairman, pre-
sided at the meeting. Mrs. Mar-
tin Nelsen, chairman, Mrs. W. B.
Lowe and Mrs. D. A. Bridges were
attending a Recreation School in
Brenham on the 6tht and 7th of
May. Mrs. Frank Hurta called the
meeting to prder by all reading
the T. H. D. A. Creed. All six
clubs answered roll call by giving
their monthly report.
Mrs. John Hanson from Pledger
held recreation. It was a quiz on
old songs to be filled in with the
names of flowers. Mrs. Dawn Dun-
can was awarded1 the prize. The
Cedar Lane Club gave us the fund
raising idea. Each club member
brought an article and the other
members bid on it. They had a lot
of fun and were pleased with what
some of the articles brought.
Mrs. John Jensen gave her
monthly treasurer's report and
stated that we had received our
$100 donation from the Sulphur
Company.
Mrs. V. C. Glenn read a letter
from Miss Peggy Allen who is us-
ing our Student Loan Fund 'for her
senior year of college at San Mar-
cos. She informed us that she was
awarded a $100 Scholarship Fund
from a Houston School to- be used
as she desires.
Rally Day will be held at Le
Tulle Park May 29. All club mem-
bers are urged to attend.
Be sure and bring your dele-
gate to the June -1th Council to
be voted on to attend the State
meeting at the Rice Hoel on July
31 through August 2nd. There were
20 from this county that attended
the District meeting at the Rice
Hotel in April.
Mrs. Joe Edge read the April
report for Miss Betty Holman. The
totals are as follows; 22 days were
worked—7 days in the office and
15 in the field; 21 meetings were
held or participated in with an at-
tendance of 731; one training
school was participated; in with an
attendance of 12, one home visit
was made and four demonstrators
were visited.
Mrs. E. E. Hobbins read the re-
port of Mrs. Dawn Duncan which
may be divided in this manner:
14 days were devoted to working
with adults, three days working
with 4-H, three days spent in the
office, 14 days spent in the field,
three days working outside the
county.
Mrs. A. V. Miller, recipient pf
the council scholarship to Long-
horn Recreation Lab helped with
planning and conductng a recrea-
tion training meeting attended by
adult leaders from the 4-H Clubs
and recreation leaders 'from the
Home Demonstration Clubs. Mrs.
Miller's presentation was very
good. Her time at Recreation Lab
was well spent.—Reporter, Mrs.
Joe Edge.
Helping Hand 4-H
ClubGirlsTo Learn
Sewing This Summer
Mrs. J,ae Anthis, Mrs. Bill Cham-
blee, Mrs. Zindler and Miss Betty
Holman will devote extra hours
during the summer to assist and
teach girls of the Helping Hand
4-H group who desire to learn to
sew.
All girls who would like to
join this sewing group are asked
to contact Mrs. Anthis, phone 7272.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Hill of Waco
spent a few days last week visiting
friends in Palacios.
Progressive Club
The Progressive Club met Mon-
day at the home of Mrs. Johnnie
Heard with 10 members present.
County Agent Mrs. Marie Adams,
and five visitors, Mins De Forest
Carter, Miss Mildred Hebert, Mrs.
Earline Haynes, Mrs. John Haddcn
and Mrs. James Williams were also
present.
The date for the Red Cross Pie
Sale will be Saturday, June 1 at
11 a.m. at the home of Mrs. San-
ders Roy, 812 Ritchie St.
The sick committee sent a gift
to Mrs, Sanders Roy who had
minor surgery in the El Campo
hospital.
Mrs. Adams was in charge of
the work period, giving a com-
plete demonstration on Vww to
measure for patterns or purchas-
ing clothing, and the style and
type of pattern best suited for
each figure.
She also gave suggestions on
table place settings for various
menus.
Refreshments were served. Mrs.
Ben Haynes will be hostess for the
next meeting tm Monday, June 3.
—Reporter, Doris Heard.
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since It has been on the market. It
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BOX OFFICE OPENS 2:30 P. M.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
6:30 P. M. ON WEEK DAYS
ADMISSION 20e & 50c
FRI.-SAT.— MAY 24-25
—2 HITS-
FORREST TUCKER
"STAGECOACH
TO FURY"
—ALSO—
JAMES WHITMORE
"CRIME IN THE
STREETS'* —=
TUESDAY-, MAY 28
Latin American Night
"FUGITIVOS"
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WED.-THUR.— MAY 29-30
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—ALSO—
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