The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1949 Page: 3 of 12
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Jay nighty Also the Vacation |
Bible school on Friday. Lara#
crowds were present each night
The Church of Christ Revival is
to begin this weekend with Bro
Howard Mitchell conducting.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Moses of El
Paso visited in the Emory Fletcher
home recently.
Chas. Hubert has gone to Corpus
Christ! where he will enter school
to linish his two years of high
school.
Visitots the H. C. Fleming
'home over hte weekend ware Mr.
I ana Mrs ternl Fleming and son
of Laredo, Carrol Fleming and
wife of Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
| McKey and daughters gnd Robert
Fleming of Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Currey and
daughter Jackie Went to Sun Mar-
cos last Thursday to attend the
giaduuting exercises, where their
daughter Kathleen received her
bachelors degree.
Mrs. G. M. Ward and son, of
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Llano. Mrs Wilson Brannon and
children of Taylor and Mrs. A. P.
Brannon visited in the E. C. Hal-
horn home at Beaumont last week.
Stuff Sgt. Donald Hubert of
Cheyenne, Wyoming, is visiting his
mother, Mrs. L. W. Gore.
Mrs. N. M. Bullock, of Rockdale,
visited her sister, Mrs. John Wal-
lace, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Y. McCormick
and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGrunnu-
| han visited in San Antonio and
I Marlin last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Bryant and
.daughter, of Burkburnett, were
j visiting friends here last week.
has been a member of the Texas,
Railroad C ommisaion for 17 years
Even the oil men whose business
is regulated by the Commission!
declared Thompson’s foresight in I
requiring them to abandon waste-
ful practices had helped the oil J
industry.
Reporter Ads Ge* the Grapea.
September 1. 1949
ROCKDALE (Tex,) REPORTER—9
TRACY
By Mrs. Loyd Alexander
Tracy, Aug. 30.—Visitors in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Alex-
! ander Sunday evening were Mr.
j and Mrs. J. E. Alexander of Belton,
! and son, Mr. Fermon Alexander of
! Prairie Dell, Mr. and Mrs. Luther
! Phillips of Midlathian, Mrs. Mattie
j Casper of Camp Hood. These were
| brothers and two sisters of Mr.
J. W. Alexander. Also visiting in
the home were Mr. and Mrs. Loyd
1 Alexander and Arlis, and Mr. and
i Mrs. J. F. Alexander and Milton
J of Tracy.
Miss Billie Alexander, of Dallas,
spent last week with her parents
and sister,'Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Alexander and Dorothy.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Williams
and daughter Sharon Gale, of Bel-
ton, have moved to Liberal, Kan-
sas. Mrs. Williams will be remem-
bered as Miss Doris Alexander,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
| Alexander.
Mr. Leroy Guillote of the Mer-
chant Marine is at home for a
visit with his family in Tracy.
Mrs. Dennis Todd visited in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Alex-
ander and Dorothy last week.
EverybnHy is busy picking cot-
ton and have a nice crop.
THOMPSON GIVEN AN
OVATION BY FRIENDS
Amarillo.—Friends of Ernest O.
Thompson believe in flowers for
the living. Last week 1,200 of
them, from all over Texas, gath-
ered here to pay tribute to the
former mayor of this city, who j
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GAITHER MOTOR CO.
Phone 86 or 98 — Rockdale
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ROCKDALE
DRY GOODS
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John Payne - Gail Russell
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Saturday, Sept. 3—
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Rory Calhoune
Sun.-Mon., Sept. 4-5—
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Marjorie Main and
Percy Kilbride
Tues.-Wed., Sept. 6-7—
"So Dear To
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Bobby Driscoll and
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Thurs.-Fri., Sept. 8-9—
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Rod Cameron and
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Today-Fri., Sept. 1-2—
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Fri.-Sat., Sept. 2-3—
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Sun.-Mon., Sept. 4-5—
"Tarzan's Magic
Fountain"
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Tues.-Wed., Sept. 6-7—
"Criss Cross"
Burt Lancaster and
Yvonne de Carlo
Thursday, Sept. 8—
"Road To The
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The Finest in Gas Ranges
TAPPAN .ROPER
Don't buy any Gas Range until you've seen the Beauti-
ful New Tappan and Roper Ranges we are now show-
ing. See the quality ,sturdiness and all-over beauty
these famous stoves combine.
Portable Electric Sewing
Machines . 129.50 - 149.50
Console Electric Sewing
Machines 139.50 - 197.50
G. E. Console Radio-Phonograph
Combination 124.50 to 197.50
Large Console G. E. Radios with.
good short wave reception 129.50
Roper and Tappan Gas
Ranges 159.50 - 364.00
fi-pc. Solid Oak Dining Room Suite,
table, 4 chairs, buffet 97.50
REMINGTON .22 CALIBRE RIFLES
Model 241-LA — Automatic, shorts, long rifles 63.50
Model 412-A — Magazine Repeater, holds 15 long rifles,
17 longs, or 22 shorts 27.95
Model 510-A — Single Shot. Shoots longs, long rifles or shorts 19.75
Model 514-A — Single Shot, shoots longs, long rifles or shorts 13.95
WINCHESTER .22 PUMP, shoots shorts, longs and long rifles 44.50
.22 Shorts 30c .22 Longs 45c .22 Long Rifles 50c
Colored Mixing Bowl Set
2.95
Clothes Pins, doz.
10c
Aluminum Dippers
25c
Rotary Egg Beater
25c
White Enamel Percolators
25c
Handy Household Scales, weieh to
Angel Food Cake Pans, with
25 lbs.
3.50
removable center
1.75
Flared Top Milk Pails, 6 qt.
40c
Wearever Aluminum large Cake
Canvas Work Gloves, pair
25c
Pans
25c
Leather Work Gloves, pair
1.10 to 1.45
Pvrex Percolators
2.95
Pigskin Gloves
1.75
Lunch Kits, with V2 pt. Thermic
Good stock of Plasti-Kote—
-the modern
Bottle
2.15
plastic finish.
GENERAL ELECTRIC
n nrv
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RADIO
Was 39.95
| Now —
29.95
G. E. Table Model Combination
Radio-Phonograph
With Long-Playing Attachment
79.50
Was 119.50
Now —
G. E. Portable Radios, Electric and
Battery 34.95 complete
Zenith Portable Radios, Electric and
Battery 44.95 complete
Bed Divan Suite, beautiful velour or
tapestry covers, choice of
colors 109.50 - 149.50
Occasional Tables 1.95 - 24.50
QUART SIZE
ALL METAL
FLY SPRAYERS
WASTE BASKETS
Only - 30c
Only - 35c
Morning Glory Innerspring
Mattresses
Other Innerspring Mattresses, as
low as
49.50
24.50
4-pc. Bedroom Suites 79.95 to 197.50
Platform Rockers 19.50 - 59.50
Beautiful 6-way Floor Lamps 9.95
Table Lamps 2.95 - 16.50
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1949, newspaper, September 1, 1949; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth693927/m1/3/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.