The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1940 Page: 2 of 8
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Virgil A ruler v wi nt'l Wr.llr? H I'hgfiiX,
Harry Mtunnua ■ and Ann » Rrr r-.h.lzky,
H O Hhwrrl hri'1 J Dinile Wi*4<
ifr. o W link/, «n<l HM\tu Hamilton;
John W Han ell and Emily Carter
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A R, Oneal cl tix to M II Onen1,
224 3-4 a«re.. of Hi G«orgi* 'X*urn;»km
j,r„r» *1 R/stfl<l
K. L RwatM-rry el ux U> UkUm Joint
HL'.'.'k Land Bank, Oall*', 3 acr«x Of
the Ju .to Liriido grunt, $1 <X) and other
vi; In r bl«’ imald nation/.
A .1 A'l'cm mi to K M. Peebles At
Hons, lot NV» Ih m block No 14 in the
rlf.y rif Rork/IT nl.'/O right and title to
17fi acreri of hind known n. the Garrl-
/on Farm, till on and other considera-
tion/!,
.If 'jf f oils ■>4, ill to llenry Oils 110 1-2
acres of tin* Jos II f’lark grant, $0,000.
Mr/.. Mattie. K Mann to M It Shef-
field, 1,223 1-2 wires of kind out of the
C, M Matthews and Thomas M<mre
surveys, 12,300 .oil
11 nry V Johnson In Dan Robbins,
22 1-2 acres In the VVrn Pharris league
$222 no
Will Davis et tix to .1 D. Pope. 0
acres of the Clias. Cronea urvcy, $1,-
116 Hi
B. T Godfrey et, ux to .1 A QllilllP
10 1-2 acres fil the Jurat/ Wilfiox sur-
vey, $600 0#
1 I'roliate Court
January l(», 1041), will ol George W
Chapman, demiacd, admlUnd hr pro-
bate Mary A Chapman appointed in-1
dependent e/w-mitrix without bond ;
Rush Thomas, Monta Thomas and W i
A Bonds uirpolnled apfiralwirs. Kxam-
lned and approved January Ifi, 1040
New Aiilos l(egisteie<i
Hubert PaachcM, Camoron, Ford
Pickup; Mrs. ,1. C. Jones, Oamcron,
Ford 'Tudor Medan; A. W
Btickholtx, Diamond Truck; Johnj
Bryan., Cameron, Chev. Truok; R. D.
Brown, Cameron, DoLuxe Chevrolet
Coupe; Will Koatrnun, Cameron, Dodge
4-door DeliUMe Sedan; Monta Thomas
Cameron, Dodge Coupe; Mrs. Bum
Harrell, Jones Prairie, Ford Sedan;
. , t» 1,1 » mx __ I tain full-time paid experience a* tele-
P ormer Rockdal Man \ phone operator. They must have
Promoted in Air Corps reached their eighteenth, but muet not
Announcement has Just been
bnve paused their fifty-third, birthday.
madc Closing dates for receipt ol applications
by the Commanding Officer of Hamil-
ton F.cld, California, of the promotion
c: Paul A Flanagan, to tlie rank of
C iporai, Air Corps.
are February 12 and February 16, 1940.
Senior stenographer, #1,000 a year,
junior stenographer, $1,440, a year, sen-
ior typist, $1,440 a year, Junior typist,
Kanegan why wa-. born In Caldwcl $1,260 a y-car. The examination Is
Is the son of Mrs. Julius A, Tiuna, ol open to men only as there are adequate
Ip, fcdalc. tn i*s2 he eulL/tcd in th»; rssletsr- nt f«mal« elliitbles. Ajroolnt-
inent frem these examinations will be
made In Washington, D. C„ only. Ap.
pheants must have reached their 18th,
but must not have passed their flfty-
thtrei birthday, Closhig dates are
Fibiuery 12 and Febiuary 16, 1940.
Full information may be obtained
from Robert E. Smith, Secretary of thj
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
at the post office or customhouse In
this city, or from the Secretary of the
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
ut any first or second-class poet office.
Duplicator supplies; Stencils, ink,
brushes, stencil cement, correction
fluid, styli, drum ink pads, oellulold
backing plates, etc. In stock at The
Reporter office. tf
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Brief ceremoniei were held in the Chevrolet assembly j In photo, left to right: C. E. Wethernld, general manu-
llimit lit Flint, Junuury 11, marking completion of this car, facturing manager, Chevrolet; Mr. Coyle; H. H. Curtice.
ii.r Vo millionth unit built by Qrnernl Motors. In behalf general manager Buick Division; A. P. Sloan, Jr., chair
A'my at San Antonio, and since ha«
• su r. tuvice In many places.
| 1 Juinipun is considered an outstand-
i lng t on-commissioned officer. He 1- ?•
' gr, i cte of ihe Air Corps Technical
jfkhool In the Airplane Engine Course
‘and holds quallfclaticns us Expert
i Aerial Gunner und Air Mechanic. He
i Us at present on duty as Crew Chjcf
with the llth Bombardment Squadron
| at Hamilton Field.
! CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
ANNOUNCED
The United Stutes Civil Service Oom-
| mission has announced open competl-
i tivc examlnatlcns for the positloas 11st-
j oil below. Applications must be on ft'x
j in the Commission’s office at Wash-
! ington. D. C„ not later than the closing
ch,ta. tpeclflcd in each cast'. The first
date given Is for receipt of applications
j from States cast of Colorado; the se-
I cend, for receipts of applications from
! Colorado and States westward.
1 Telephone operator, $1,260 a year, for
| appointment In Washington, D. C.,
only. Applicants must have had cer-
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STOP THAT ITCHING
If bothered by the itching of Ath-
lete's Foot, Eczema, Itch, Ringworm or
sore aching feet, Baldridge 8t Prewitt
will /ell you u Jar of Blaok Hawk Oint-
ment on a guarantee. Price 50o ami
$1.00. 41-16t.
of the thoiiRanda of worker* who had a hand in its manu-
facture, 7S members of the Until assembly line crew handed
M. E. Coyle, Chevrolet general manager, a commemora-
tive scroll for presentation to W. S. Knudsen, president of
General Motors. Veteran Chevrolet employes, und execu-
tives of the Buick and AC Spark Plug divisions, were
present ns special guests.
man of the board, General Motors; Fred Biuwn, veteran
Chevrolet employe; C. S. Mott, vice president, General
Motors; C. E. Wilson, executive vice president, General
Motors, and Mr. Knudsen.
The car was taken at once to Detroit, to play a major
part in the "March of Men and Motors” celebration
staged that night in the Masonic Temple.
RomhiffUm typewriters, adding
Green Funeral Home, Gumeroti, Pack- chines amxl electric close shaven
md Hearse; I). R, McQuldy, Thorn- Reporter,
dale, Ohev. Muster Bf» Town Sedan;
Nut ley Hlldebmndt, CJutnmm, Ford De-
Luxe Tudor Sedan; Bon F. Reichert,
Cameron, Ford DoLuxe Tudor Seilan.
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♦ MINERVA ♦
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Minerva, Jan !42.—John Moseley of
Midland, spent, .several days or this
week with friends.
Raymond Hubert of Houston, visited
relatives for I,ho week end.
Rev. R. P. Stewart, and Mesdumes J
C. Wallace and 1). D. York attended a
District Missionary Institute In CXil-
vort last Thursday.
a Umslloctorny performed at the Cam- Rorkdale, Thorndnle and Cameron otto made Tuesday. She was wc'.l liked,
eron hospital Saturday. j Wednesday. I here among the white- citizens and had!
Mr and Mrs j c W illace spent! Mrs. Willard Chapman was n Cam-j worked for several families.
thr'eron visitor Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Baldridge of (
! The W. P. A. crew began Improving Rookdnle were guests of her mother,
the road west of San Onbrlcl lute Wed-1 Mrs. J. B. Wilson Sunday afternoon,
nesday. | j. a. Heisch Is still listed among the
Roy Reynolds of San Antonio, wao( ,sicic.
a buslnesa visitor here Wednesday. | Charles Hagler of Temple, spent the
Carroll Hopkins and H. D. Kay were week end In the A. T. Heisch home.
Cameron visitors Friday morning. , Mrs. Vernon Gamble and beys, erfj
Misses Dorothy Pressley und Louise | ClLmeroni visited friends here Sunday
Robbins spent the week end In Cam- afternoon. I
Sunday in MoGregor os guests in
ZaJlocdc,j home of Dr. and Mrs. Connally.
Mrs. H, Sohwartlng and Mr. and)
Mrs. Fred Lambert of Clarkson were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kinsey Sun-!
day,
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Jan. 22.—School
cron.
T. N. Wood was in Dallas Friday.
Mr and Mrs Frank Staleup wore
business visitors In Cameron Frld <y.
Ike Camp curried his wife and
daughter to San Antonio to spend a
>w days with her parents, Mr and
I Mrs. Stephens.
Charlie Wagner. Asa H. Brown, Eu-j Yewlng Cummings visited his rola-
gene Wagner, and Ervlng Cummings tlves ln RoCkdale Saturday night,
wa^ | were Thomdale visitors Friday after- Mr ftnd Mrfi Allen Conn have a
' new 1940 DeLuxe automobile, which
a
Sail Gabriel,
dismissed here Thursday afternoon,, noon
M K ST,'i Mr Kif,man; “ ,“l U>«y purchased Saturday,
were resumed Monday with mid-term member of the Trey’ high school facul-!
exams being completed.
Mr. and Mrs. William Stlgall had ns
guests Monday her brother, Mr. and
Mrs. Li'c Stencher anti daughter, of
Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Brown of Cam-
eron, transacted business here Mcndav.
Kirk Lane of Thomdale was a visitor
i here Tuesday.
ty. spent the week end
Kirkmnn home.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Chapman were
Cameron visitors Saturday.
(Mesdnmes Frank Staleup and J. D
Griffith, Misses lone Griffith and Lydia
the Lloyd1 Tllp Woman’s Missionary Society or,
! the First Baptist church met ut the
home of Mrs. Lloyd Kirkman Monday
afternoon.
Rev. Ralph Brink of Baylor Univer-
sity, at. Waco, filled his regular np-
A box supper will ton held at, the |
school Friday evening, January 20, dale, was tn this community Tuesday
s|Kuuored by the Methodist church, j afternoon.
Everyone Is Invltixl to attend. j Mr. und Mrs. H. H. Camp were din-
Dud Cooper ol Pflugervtlle, spent the nor guests of Mr and Mrs. L. D. Barnes
week end with his parents, Mr. ana! and son at Tltorndalc, recently.
1 Schiller and Howard Stallcup. were polntment at the Baptist church Sun-
1 visitors In Rcckdule and Cameron Sat-j^^ morning and evening,
j urday. j Guests in the Paul Langston home
! Introducing Jcnn Kirk Baird, seven- Sunday evening were Mrs. Vernon
Commissioner K G. .Stiles of rhorn-1 prrUUd t;Cn 0f ^r. and Mrs. Clarence Gamble and boys, and Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Isaac Gooixt
Homer Pudge it of Temple, visited
Mrs. Padgett and Utile daughter dur-
ing the week end.
The members ol the Young People’s
Department, (heir sponsor, Mrs. Eddie
was in Austin Tucs-
Mrs. Buel Cairns of Dallas,
here recently
Harry Gambit
day
G. S. Tate and Clarence Baird wer' •
Baird, born January 15, ln a Taylor Culbert Brown, all of Cameron. !
hospital | jw Campbell was in Thomdale Sun-|
Preaching services at the Christian1 jjay
church Sunday, January 28, with the ______________
Rev. Wilbur Mlndel conducting Uie aer-t Deaden typi'writcr noise with a Kl.
visited | vices. |Klatter typewriter pad; non-skid back
Miss Cora Kirkman, Falls county pressure-resisting top surface. Fits aoi
home demonstration agent, of Owes-'typewriters and good for a lifetime
beck, spent Sunday with relatives her?, j Only 75c each at The Reporter. tf
Wo arc welcoming into our rommu-
uepanmom, meir Mpuusor, mis. rauuej *-’• • •*« v^mn-u-.r u-.m ’ nitv Mr
Bryant, and pastor, Rrv. R. F. Stewart.) c^ Hneron visitors Wednesday and Sat- , 1)nily of y.irrellton
moved here.
{Jhecks Save ^Hinte
In the "good old days" no one
thought anything of standing patiently
in line to settle accounts, or walking all
over town to pay bills. But no more. Time
is too valuable today. Modern people use
checks . . » send them by mail . .
precious houis every month.
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The Rockdale State Bank
THE BANK OF PERSONAL SERVICE
Member Federal Deposit. Insurance Corporation
attended
Blm'ibonnet. Union Meeting
at Cameron Tuesday evening.
Ml s Jimmie Pate of Houston Is visit-
ing ln the home of her parents, Mr. ann
Mrs. Jim Pate, while ix>ci»i>erating from
urdav.
S. T. McQueen and A, R. Glasscock
transacted bu.'tness in Taylor Wednes-
day afternoon.
Edijar Cast was a business visitor Ih
and Mrs. Luther Alkman and I
who recenUy'
Tsnbe’.l Wiggins (colored! dirxi sud-i
denly here la’.e Sunday afternoon. Thei
body was carried overland to Austin by [
Phillips .V Luckey Co., where burla,,
StH* Pearson for
Quality
FURNITURE
At Low Prices
Wo tiro showing some beau
tiful models in tuwv Bod-
room Suites, and other fur-
niture. You’ll like these
. . . and what’s more, you’ll
like the prices we are offer-
iny on all kinds of furni-
ture.
/Vein 1910
RADIOS
Hon’t forpet Pearson when
you figure on a new Radio.
See our complete line today.
Y.,vVs*tj;v
Phone 26
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Winter weather is hard on the working parts of your car.
and therefore it should be kept properly lubricated at all
times. Don’t take chances on costly repairs when a “Cer
tified Mobilubrication Job’’ will put your car in shape to
stand the wear and tear of winter weather . . . inexpen-
sively.
We have the most completoy equipped station in Rockdale
and are proud of our reputation for fast, efficient and de-
pendable service . . . “Certified Service.” Drive in any
time for the following: Complete Wash and Certified
Mobilubrication, KerricV Klenner service, Vacuum cleaner
service. Polish and Wax, Tires and Tubes, Batteries, bat-
tery recharsfin.it, tire repair, and our nmnv FREE services
such as water, air, battery water, windshield cleaned, etc.
Phone :tr>—we call for and return your car.
McGuyer’s Certified Service
David McGuyer Rockdale, Texas.
ARE NOW DUE
Added
Not
Penalties and Interest Will Be
February 1st on All Taxes
Paid by That Date
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This is Election Year. We elect from Constable
to 1 resident. A ou can t vote unless you have
Paid your City Poll Tax, if you owe one.
Hay your I axes, protect your right to vote, and
save penalties and interest.
CITY OF ROCKDALE
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1940, newspaper, January 25, 1940; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694425/m1/2/?rotate=0: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.