The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1946 Page: 4 of 12
twelve pages : ill. ; page 20 x 13 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
\ ,
Thursday. August 8, 1946
6 Steps to On-the-job Training
Lamer and the Atwater. The greet-
er *u through Grayson and Cook
Counties southward to Bosque Coun-
ty. They were destroyed by 1000.
The Atwater was on the coastal
plain oh the Oulf. This chicken has
Just about disappeared also. The
Lesser Is the chicken ot the Pan-
handle and Is still with us to some
extent
That our domestic turkey la not
from wild stock that la native to
the V. S. but Is a descendant of the
Mexican wild turkey. But that the
tame bird will go wild in two gen-
erations and will show blue head
and sleek look of the wild bird. (
That there are fjve sub-species
Waco.
That the pronged antelope Is not
related to the deer, goat or the gi-
raffe, It has two hoofs on each foot.
It Is similar to the goat in that It
has musk glands and a gall bladder.
It also has forked horns like tlm
deer, but the horns of the antelope
are made of agglutinated hair and
Instead of shedding them entirely
they cast off the outer shell, leav-
ing only a bone-like core. They were
once the most plentiful of all our
0File application (Form 1990) with
0 Pick the trade you wont to loom and
the firm where you with to learn ii
YA office. YA wilt procees It ond send
you a Certificate at Eligibility „
of white-tailed deer In Texas. The trem* cold weather. He also state,
largest of them are In the Panhandle that the citizens of Clarendon killed
and the smallest In the Davis maun- LB00 antelope In one day during
tain area. Texas ranks fifth In the thst period. The present population
number of white-tailed dear with an la about 8,000 antelope.
estimated population of white-tails -o-
In IMS of 303.000 animals. Deer Mr and Mrs. Ernest Snell, son,
were once so numerous that from Virgil, and daughter, Betty Sue,
1844 to 1988, 78,000 deer hides were have returned from a vacation trip
shipped from a trading pest near * to Colorado Springs.
A Not all firms ore on the ‘tappravotf' liet
Most YA offices maintain a lift for
their area <■ •
your Certificate of Eligibility to be
Knapp Monarch
ELECTRIC TOASTER
5.95
Ready pasted wall-
paper and border.
Guaranteed wash-
able. No parting,
no trimming, no
tools, no muss.
Just wet it and
hang it.
Dominion Oven
HEAVY-DUTY VARNISH YOU'LL
USE ALL OVER THE HOUSE
0 YA will then enroll you to receive e
-. subsistence allowance, tods end supplies
Q During training you may receive up to
- *65 ma, If without dependents, or 190 me,
Regular 2.1
SPECIAL 1.69
Fine Cast Aluminum Ware
In various sizes
DUTCH OVENS
CHICKEN FRYERS
Trim your closets with Genuine
Cedar Wood made into paper.
Ready pasted, easy to put on
Regular 1.98
SPECIAL 1.59
FOR FLOORS, WOODWORK
FURNITURE
Funeral services were held at
!the Wheeler Methodist church’
Tuesday afternoon of lost week for
Mrs. H. Flanagan. 84-year-old
Wheeler county resident who pass-
ed away last Sunday after an ex-
tended Illness. Mrs. Flanagan was
a Christian jpopian of whom Rev.
HUgh.H. Hunt, Wheeler Methodist
pastor, said, "Few voyagers ever
knew their Pilot better or had
greater ability to inspire others
to have confidence in Him; not
by what she said but by how she
lived.”
Rev. A. C. Wood made an ad-
dress at the service and Rev.
Hugh Hunt preached the funeral
sermon. Henderson Coffman sang.
“Crossing the Bar.” Hnd other
songs were "Abide With' Me,” and
"Lead Kindly Light.”
On October 17, 1932, at the in-
vitation of her daughters, many
of the friends of Mrs. H. Flan-
agan fathered In her home to help
celebrate her birthday and wish
her bon vdyage on the sea of bor-
rowed time. On July 28.1946, some
of those same friends saw her
bark safely reach harbor on the
eternal shore.
Mrs. Flanagan was born in Ani-
mosa, Iowa. Oct TT. 1862. In 1885
she was married to H. Flanagan
who preceded her In death on Dec.
10, 1937. They lost three sons in
Infancy and youth. Four daugh-
ters and two sons survive. They
are: Mrs. Rupert Foust and Miss
Four of the grandchildren are well
known by fier Wheeler friends:
Ruth Foust Kendricks of Lubbock;
Joice Foust Halleny of Philadel-
phia; Edwina Flanagan Green-
house of Wheeler and Larue Flan-
agan of Mobeetie.
The Flanagans came to Texas
in 1910 and moved onto the place
three miles southwest of Wheeler
where they have since made their
home.
The secret of Mrs. Flanagan's
wonderful life was partly revealed ___g__„
in a remark $he once made, that It ant a very choice morsel and hunts
never had occured to her that their nests very Industriously,
there was anyone who did not like That there were three types of
her. She gave double measure prairie chickens In Texas when the
friendship for friendship. Even j first settlers came; The Greater,
the children and young people ! ~~_
came to know this and were al- 5™wVwwwWWWWWWWWW)AWUyW
ways glad to go to her Home, as- 11
sured of her welcome. She suf- !j
fered much tn those last weeks J.
but her welcome to callers was j ■ J
genuine even to her last day. J >
Mr. and
By G. P. DAVIS
State Game Warden
“Dependably Building Service Since 1898'
Phone 8C 106 N. Madden
We have just a
few more lawn
REVIVAL
Mrs. Wesley Bulce of
Lubbock, were here last week. They
were called to Wheeler because of
the death of her-father. Mr. Joe
Barr, and visited with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bulce, while
here.
Come and get
them while they
last. Only-
VVWAWlrtrt/VWVWVWWWWVAAAJWtfWVWi
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
113 East* 15th Street
Rev. G. S. Koontz
Nationally Known Evangelist
An Archory Book
With Every Set
Ught-Ploco
ARCHERY
t) SET
// S.95
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mundy and
grandson. John Irby Mundy, left
last week-end for a vacation trip
to points In Colorado.
WWVWVWWVWlMNVVWVWWWVWWh
Beginning Tuesday At 8:30 p.m.
VMAAWUVWWWUWVVUVVVVVVUVV*aAAVVM
InclodM flva-foot
hew, four Port
Orford eadsr
arrows, target,
leather era cased
and Anger tab.
Services Each Evening at 8:30
You Are Cordially Invited
A. J. Williams, Pastor
Notice to our Customers
Dim to discontinuance of the Government Subsidy and
the increase in price* of feeds we are forced to charge the
following prices, effective Saturday, August 10:
ITS JUi
DUCKY—
foeping well-groomed is
as natural as water fall-
ing off a duck’s back ...
when you have your
clothes dry cleaned cor-
rectly at Superior.
MILK, Per Quart ......
BUTTERMILK, Per Quart . . .
CREAM, OnettdfPint . . . . |
Gragg Dairy
^you’li find
.aat YOU WANT
resion*
THE pR,fEK^
WANT TO <ry3
PAT! Vi
Sherwin-Williams Paints
III?;
Hi®
!§||
'.sis
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Montgomery, Arval. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1946, newspaper, August 8, 1946; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth528388/m1/4/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Shamrock Public Library.