The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, December 11, 1953 Page: 7 of 8
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DECEMBER U, INI
THE BIG LABE WILDCAT, BIG LABE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS
FAG* SEVEN -1
GIVEN FAREWELL PARTY
Mri. O. I Merrifleld, who left last
week for Burnet to make her home,
was honored on the day before her
departure with a coffee In the John
Holt home. Hoe tease* for the fare-
well party were Mrs. Holt, Mrs. J.
R. Bewick, Mra. W. W. Watkins,
Mrs. Henry Settle, Mrs. Paul Jac-
obs, Mrs John Rackley and Mrs K.
D McReavy, The Thanksgiving
theme was suggested In the center-
piece which was a cornucopia filled
with fall fruits. Arrangements of
roses from the J. F. Holt yard were
used thrpughout the rooms About
50 guests called.
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can’t always figure the answers, but you CAN be
prepared always when you have a solid reserve of
savings that can add up to the right amount of
money at Just the right time. Open a Savings
Account NOW and add to It regularly.
The Big Lake
State Bank
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
LETS TALK
avesrocK
8Y TEX) COL
Fort Worth. — Monday was the
12th anniversary of "Pearl Harbor
Day”. Americans recalled this tra-
gic day when the Infamous Jap at-
tack took place In various ways
A group of us at the Fort Worth
Stockyards got talking about It and
the question came up, “How do
livestock prices today, compare
with those the week before the
Pearl Harbor attack?”
We looked It up and got a sur-
prise We think the comparison of
pre-World War II Prices with those
paid at Fort Worth Monday will be
Interesting to you, too!
One thing sure Is that you agrfe
"a lot of water has run under the
bridge since Dec. 7, 1941"!,
At Fort Worth Monday fat steers
and yearlings and slaughter cows
were about steady In a slow trade.
Some toppy fat calves were strong
to 50c higher. Bulls and stocker
and feeder cattle and calves were
fully steady.
Comparing prices with Dec. 7,
1941: Oood and medium choice fed
steers and yearlings today sold for
$16 to $22.25—the same grades 12
Lake Lodge No. IMS.
AF.AA.M
Statod Meeting
Second Tuesday
of each month.
J. O. Lusby, W. M
W T Mills, Sec.
years ago sold from $9 to $11.75 at
Fort Worth!
♦
Common and medium slaughter
steers and heifers at $10 to $15
Monday, sold from $6 50 to $9
Fat cows at Fort Worth Monday
brought $9 SO to $12 50 12 years ago
they drew $6 25 to $7 75. Canners
and cutters sold for $3 to $6 25,
then, and this week sold from $6 to
$10.
Bulls at $5 75 to $7 60 then, sold
at $7 to $12.50 this week
On Monday good and choice
slaughter calves sold at $14 to $20,
a load at the latter figure from
Oraham. Twelve years ago on the
first Pearl Harbor day their value
was $9.50 to $11 75 Cull to medium
slaughter calves this week drew $8
to $13 50, and then they sold from
$6 to $9 50.
j Oood and choice stocker and
feeder steers and yearlings a dozen
| years ago sold at $8.50 to $10.75,
| and toppy steer calves reached $12
On Monday at Fort Worth simi-
lar steers and yearlings drew $14 to
'$18, and calves reached $19 Stock-
I er cows the first week of December
! 1941 sold from $5 25 to $7.50. tipis
week from $8 to $13.
Heifers and stocker heifer calves
' presently sell around $2 under
j steers, and at that time averaged
J $1 or $1.25 less
Hogs had the best market In
| weeks at Fort Worth Monday and
j topped at $24 50, or 50c higher,
j During the original "Pearl Harbor
Week" top hogs ranged from $8 50
to $9 35
Sows sold Monday at Fort Worth
at $20 to $22.
Sheep and lambs sold at steady
| prices at Fort Worth Monday and
! good and choice fat wooled lambs
sold at $18 to $19. and good and
! choice shorn lambs sold from $17
to $17 50 A dozen years ago com-
parable lambs sold here at $9 to
$10 50.
1 Slaughter yearlings sold here
j Monday at $10 to $14. compared
with yegrlings at $8 to $9 50 12
years ago.
On Monday slaughter ewes drew
$6 to $7, and breeder ewes sold for
$7 to $10 Old wethers cashed at $7
to $10, and old bucks drew $3 to $4
HAVE JOINT MELT
Fourteen members of the Ruby
Bradford and the Fielder Circles of
the Baptist Woman's Missionary
Union were present Monday after-
noon in a business and Royal Serv-
ice meeting at the church. Mrs.
Douglas Buford and Mrs Lonnie
Medders were hostesses The Brad-
ford Circle presented the program,
"The Oift of God's Love'.
Mr and Mrs, Henry Schooler re-
turned Monday from Pecos where
they had been :uests over the week
end In the home of Mrs Schooler's
son-in-law and daughter, Mr and
Mrs Ben Burkholder, and small
son.
Stop Taking
Harsh Drugs for
Constipation
Avoid Intestinal Upset! Get Relief This
Gentle Vegetabli Laxative Way!
For constipation, never take harsh drugs.
They cause brutal cramps and griping,
disrupt normal bowel acrion, make re-
peated doses seem needed.
Get jiffY but &nUt relief when yon
are temporarily constipated Take Df.
Caldwell s Senna Laxative committd in
Syrup Pepsin No salts, no harsh tkug*.
Dr, Caldwell s contains an extra*i of
Senna, an# of the final natutni ititinbk
Uxennej known to medicine
Df Caldwell s Senna Laxative tastes
pood, gives gentle, comfortable, saus-
mng relief for every member of the
family Helps you get “on schedule"*
without repeated doses. Even relieves
stomach sourness that constipation
often brings
Buy Dr. Caldwell's MX sue todar.
Money back if not satisfied Mail bottle
to Box LbU, New York lb, N Y.
I hope Santa
asks what I want for
Christmas —I’ll tell
him—"Just give me a
FRIGIDAIRE
Electric Range"
Order of Eastern Star, Big Lake
Chapter, No. 751
Stated Meeting*
First Tuesday tn
Each Month
at 7:30 o’clock
Martha Word, Worthy Matron
Bernice Bewick, Secretary
BUY YOUR EGGS
HENS And TURKEYS
Wholesale
FROM
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We are open every Saturday from 1 p m. until 7 p. ■-
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FRESH DRESSED HENS Ik. Me
FRESH DRESSED TURKEY HENS lb. Ctc
FRESH DRESSED TURKEY TOMS lb 68*
USE SAW AS YOUR GUIDE TO QUALITY
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Werst, J. L., Jr. & Werst, J. L., Sr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, December 11, 1953, newspaper, December 11, 1953; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth659707/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.