Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 30, 1954 Page: 3 of 8
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Thursday. September 30, 1954
PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
SEAFOODS — CHICKENS — STEAKS \
Mrs. Edgar Lowry
Honored With Party
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Lowry
entertained at their home with a
surprise birthday party for Mrs.
Edgar Lowry Wednesday evening,
September 22.
After the lovely gifts were open-
ed by the honoree, refreshments of
cake, ice cream and Cokes were
enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. I). D.
Paulk, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Lowry,
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Lowry, Mrs.
Kate Smith, Mrs. Griffis, Mr. and
Mrs. E. Lowry, Lacy and Sharon
Ann Lowry and the host and
hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Wood} Wilson at-
tended the Notre Dame-Texas foot-
ball game in South Bend, Ind. last
Saturday.
School Cafeteria
Menu For Week
MONDAY:—Veal cutlets, whip-
ped potatoes, gieen beans, sliced
tomato, white cake.
TUESDAY:—Tamale pie, pinto
beans, carrot and raisin salad, ice
cream.
WEDNESDAY: Cheeseburger,
French fried potatoes, fruit salad.
THURSDAY:— Chicken bake,
macaroni and cheese, English peas,
cranberry sauce, chocolate pie.
FRIDAY — Fried shrimp, scal-
loped potatoes, pork and beans,
lettuce with French dressing, pine-
apple sponge.
Hiram A. Revels of Mississippi
was the first negro in the U. S.
Senate.
Miss Darlene Rioux
To Be November Bride
Mrs. Cholorene Murray wishes to
announce the engagement and ap-
proaching marriage of her daugh-
ter Darlene Rioux to John Thomas
Barton. John is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank S. Barton of Corpus
Christi. The date has been set for
November l.'I at the First Metho-
dist Church in Freeport.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Rowton and
children, Phylis and Butch, spent
the week-end in Corpus Christi
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Sanders were
in Houston Sunday and Monday
visiting their daughter. Mrs. Bob
Kuehm and family.
SPECIALS FOR FRI.-SAT.-MON.
OCTOBER 1-2-4
COLGATE
DENTAL CREAM Giant Size 25c
HUNTS
CATSUP 14-oz. Bottle 15c
SHORTENING
ADMIRATION
LB. PKG.
COFFEE
SUGAR -
5-LB.
BAG
99c
35c
FOREMOST
MELLORINE
1/2-GAL.
49$
CHOICE LOCAL FED CALVES
VEAL CHOPS «> 45c
VEAL
ROUND STEAK »> 59c
MORTON’S (WITH GLASS)
TEA !4-lb. 33c
LIBBY’S NO. 303 CANS
SWEET PEAS 2 (or 39
RANCH STYLE No. 300 Cans
BEANS 2 for 23c
DEL MONTE NO. 303 CANS
SPINACH 2 for 25c
SUNSHINE
Chocolate Chip
COCONUT
COOKIES
lb. bag 43c
VEAL
SIRLOIN STEAK ">■ 49c
VEAL RIBS ft 25C
PET MILK Hit c« 96
ARMOURS (PLAIN)
CHILI Lb. Can 29c
ARMOUR’S (WITH BEANS)
CHILI Lb. Can 25c
VEGETABLES
U. S. NO. 1 CALIF. 10 LBS.
POTATOES 49c
U. S. NO. 1 YELLOW
ONIONS 56
U. S. NO. 1 LOUISIANA
YAMS 2 ibs. i Be
2 LARGE FIRM HEADS
LETTUCE 196
Tamale Corn Bake
2 tablaapoona final? '/, cup liquid off cora
cut onion 1 slightly beaten egg
2 tablaapoona hot 1 Vi cups dreined,
shortening whole kernel corn,
4 Vi teeepoons (lour cooked or canned
1 i teespoou selt 1'/, cups canned
few graine pepper tamales, drained
l/i cup Pet Milk
Turn on oven; sec at glow (325°F.).
Grease a quart baking dish. Cook
onion slowly 5 min. in shortening.
Blend in flour, salt and pepper. Stir
in slowly mixture of milk and com
liquid. Cook and stir until thickened.
Remove from heat. Stir into beaten
egg. Add corn. Put into greased bak-
ing dish. Cut tamales in inch slices
and arrange on top. Bake about 35
min., or until firm. Serve hot from
baking dish. Makes 4 servings.
2()I)’S SIZE
KLEENEX 2 tor 25c
CUT-RITE 125-FT. ROLL
WAXED PAPER !9c
FOOD
MARKET
FREE DELIVERY
PALACIOS, TEXAS
DIAL 6561
Carancahua Home
Demonstration Club
The Carancahua Home Demon-
stration club met at the home of
Mrs. Ludvig Peterson or Septem-
ber 16 at 2:.'i0 p.m.
The meeting was opened by the
group reading the Club Prayer.
The program for the new year was
read by the president, Mrs. B. T.
Elliott.
Officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: Mrs. B. T.
Elliott, president; Mrs. R. G. Rob-
inson, vice president; Mrs. Ludvig
Peterson, secretary-treasurer; Mrs.
Virgil Farley, council delegate;
Mrs. Alvin Bannert, alternate dele-
gate and Mrs. Martin Loff, re-
porter.
After the business session, the
meeting was turned over to Mrs.
Edwin Stuhrenberg who gave an
interesting talk on "How to Man-
age Money.”
The hostess served lunch after
the meeting adjourned.— Reporter.
Junior Garden Club
The Junior Garden Club met
Wednesday, .September 22, in the
Episcopal annex, with Fairy Hogg
as hostess and eo-hostess, Helen
Viets.
I.aura Seale gave a interesting
program on “Culture and Use of
Daylilies.” Margaret Johnson had
a “Name The Plant Quiz.” First
place was wor. by Eunice McDougle
and Jackie Holt and Patsy Sells
won second.
Delicious refreshments were ser-
ved by the hostesses.—Reporter.
Board C. F. & L. Co.,
Elect- J. L. Bates Pres.
Lon C. Hill was elected chairman
of the board of directors and J. L.
Bates was elected president of Cen-
tral Power and Lighf Company
September 17. The two CPL ex-
ecutives were elevated to their new
positions by action of the board of
directors at a meeting in Corpus
Christi.
Hill has been CPL president since
1939 and Bates has beer vice pres-
ident and general manager since
1940. He will continue to serve as
general manager in addition to his
new duties as president.
Both men are widely known
throughout South Texas and have
been active in civic, cultural and
educational affairs.
Hill is a native of Manor, Tex-
as. After spending his boyhood in
Beeville and the Lower Rio Grande
Valley, he attended the University
of Texas and served during World
War I in the Army Air Corps. He
was engaged in farming, land de-
velopment, land management ana
investment banking before becom-
ing president of CPL. Under his
leadership Central Power and Light
Company has experienced its great-
est period ot growth. Its assets
have more than double 1. its annual
revenues have more than tripled
and the electric power supply
available to South Texas has more
than quadrupled.
Bates was born and reared in
Beeville, Texas, and aftended the
Agricultural and Mechanical Col-
lege of Texas. After serving over-
seas with the Army in World War
I, he engaged in silver mining and
contracting before joining Central
Power and Light Company in 1923.
He served as CPL manager at Mc-
Allen and Mission, as distribution
engineer and assistant district man-
ager at San Benito, as Valley Dis-
trict manager at San Benito, and
as vice president and division man-
ager at Victoria before becoming
vice president and general man-
ager in 1940. He observed his 31st
anniversary with CPL this year.
Stunning new hats . . . terrific
values at this low price! Kelts
and velvets in dressy and casual
styles that you’ll recognize as the
season’s smartest styles.
IT’S A BOY!
Mrs. E. I. Chiles, Sr. announces
the arrival of her seven pound ten
ounce great grandson, Waterman
Brooks Neuman, at 1 p.m, Friday,
September 24.
The proud parents a;e Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Neuman. Mrs. Neuman
is the former Susan Waterman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wa-
terman.
Large medical bills for an acci-
dental injury to your school-age
boy or girl could mean severe
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There’s no need to take this risk
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Dismukes, Jesse V. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 30, 1954, newspaper, September 30, 1954; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth523550/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.