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PAC1F TOT R
THE ROCKDALE REPORTER. Thursday. April 1. 1937
Society
Clubs—Local News ||
MISS IRMA DUNNINUIUN
tticdu^MF 107
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♦ Phjiathea Class
♦ with hie citrRCHES ♦ Meets at Home of
Mrs. Cius Hackhaus
i'hurvtt of Christ
Sunday school Bible study at 10
tt. Centtr.union .M-rvvv 11am Preach-
in*. every first Sunday. Prayer 3ktet*
:ng every Wednesday n cht 8 15. tf.
The Church of t’hrist
at Millrrton
Bible stur1- it Id a m. Communion
at 11 a m
The Philathea ass of the M thodi
a I Church met in social session last Fri-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs
Ous Back hails with Mrs Van de Ven-
ter Mrs C K Sinbling and Mrs. O
K Phillips as co-hostes-es for the aX-
ternoon. The home was decora: d
throughout with beautiful bluebonnet-
The main feature of the afternoon
was a surprised miscellaneous show, r
for Mrs L. H Williams who leaves >n
1 after the first of April for Lullng to
Ml IIUHihl (^411 K( H 'make tier heme. Mrs \V: :am> is t h<
jvee's ending with Easter Sum- popular and efficient fir.-1 secretary of
: a most delightful one with us.
were held each night. Thurs-
ht was one long to be' renicm-
vith tiie pastors and members
opal and M rhod si
v a very impressive
e clc'dng with the
Ive spiritual enrtch-
»or.» .uid participit-
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♦ BRIEI local news +
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L H Wiluams is numbered among
• a victims this week.
M; Louk-c White, of Austin spent
the E.t r week end with her parent'-
Mr d Mr- W E. White
Mi W D. DeQrassi, of Amarillo,
v;-.:i 1 her mother. Mrs. B. B Baxter
m Rockdale last week.
M; s Frankie Lou Whatley, who l
ien visiting Miss Jo Murphree. left
Sunday for her home in Ennis
- ew I T /“N H
t Ul I
M. Virginia Hale left Monday ,or j \X 1*. Gl'UVCS GiVGS
Informal Talk at
Fort Worth, where she will resume her
studies at T. C. U*. after spending tin
Haste: holidays with her parents, Mr
iill Mr. J. T. Hale.
Lon me Harris returned to his horn
lie re. Tuesday, from the Temple Hospi-
i bal. where he has been a patient fer
the past few weeks.
E*Jts.
of Chrtsi
churches unit
candle light :
Lord’s Supper
mem of thaw
ing.
The beautiful Ei *er service » :i
. : in p:r.i*.:.';i ar.d exultatsetv
beautiful r.v. -• 'vr.ru and 'he
pre:
the class.
After a short business ><v n. Mr
H T Coulter and Mrs O K Phillis
presented Mrs Williams with a large
wicker basket, filled to overflowing
with, beautifully wrapped gifts. Mr-.
Williams, who was completely surpris-
ed by this lovely courtesy accorded her
i.- graciously thanked each or. for the j
■ -j Mrs. W. C. Stewart and
no -d r vrets tc Mr. Williams at losing! and Junior of Waco, were week end
he her a- :t m. mb. r a: .1 extend d to her , guest' cf her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
:> 'he irtfelt gt'cd w:.-h. of the entire. Mack Davlin.
>. lub i i*. ’ir her iVi'T hent? *
Mrs. W. A. Coffield and daughters.
I Misses Mattie Be-s and Grave cf
E
Mis Josephine Murphree. a student
at Texas State College for Women,
Den: >n. left Tuesday after spending
;hc Easter holidays with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Murphree.
Mis.- Dorothy Stephens returned to
back-i nvllle. Tuesday, where she is
,-.turi< :it at Lon Morris College, aft r
a week end visit with lier parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Stephens.
Mis- Ebn Francis Wolf and guest
Miss Mae McGee, spent Easter with
-:i Monday to £an Marcos, where they
are attending school
Mr and Mrs. J. P Moseley, of Cam-
•ron. and Mr. and Mr a. Mack ID ivliu
of Rockdale, visited friends in Frank-
lin. Sunday.
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♦ BIG LUMP
: + Ir.nc Kroll
p. T. A. Meeting ***** ♦ ♦♦
-O- j 1'iunp. March 30.—This
Good taste In reading, a- developed i munity was saddened Wedn
through study of the classics, was the March 24, when Ray Touoh.su
theme of the informal talk given to'^daway.
ilie Parent-Teacher group at its regu- j "Son.*’ as he was known by
;ar social meeting Tuesday afternoon , one. was 19 years. 3 muntlus and 2*
at 3.30. at the high school building, old. He was born on Dmonbe
Mr. Graves, through Illustration show- j 1917. and lived his life m this and
a t.d the group how he undertakes the Sandy Creek community,
r presentation of such classics as Chau- J The church service. W¥r» h*u
cer’s Canterbury Tales, m older to the sandy Creek church and vT
get the children to feel that they are j lald to re>S)t in ,t,hat ^ *
reading for tun and not to meet the j day afternoon at 3:00 o'clock wl
requirements of a course. . survived by his parents Mr ans ■
...... After very enjoyable diicu«lcn. ( L R. Touchstone, five sisters', Mr,
Mr, and Mrs. E. A Wolf. They return-ft!’" adjourned to the ^ ( Jones and Mr Doug.oi Vinton of
onomics dining room wheie die tifth j community, Mrs. Ethel Scott and v
grade room mothers served delectable j C!aucile Touchstone of Mart u.d
refreshments of cake and hot chcco- | WiIlie wonarack ol Au.-tiir
Walter; late. i brothers, Henry of Bryan, and Isaac
Eipe Springs; a number of me
nephews and other relatives and m
of all a host of friends. Every strar
Miss Mignon Smith, ancl
.'intth. cf Austin, and Wallis Smith
who is attending Allen Academy,
Bryan, were Easter guest: of their par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith.
chewer, the guests enjoyed
Long moor.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dir hi have re-
turned to their home in Palestine after
did manner m wmch a cr.cral .-ant at a :.ub. »cr h;
an "The King cf G'lory" was rendered After tlx
I perfect aw most tompIMng refresh- Waoo, apeat tta&bes with . ; -
At '.dance at Sunday service- was ment plate was served by the hostesses,
la’.:: and gratify g. More and bet: r Guests for the after neon, other than
eb - are ecnutig ’• us club member', were Mr.-. L. C. Mathis.
• •• OCC—*OB of Corpus Chn-t:. and Miss Vaughnie ’ spending the Easter holidays with r"la-
and those having no ether church Dudley. | tives in Rockdale,
home are ccrd.aiiy invtbed to worship--i
with us. Palestine was a par: of a great empire ^Irs' L ^ *®at*1*s and daughter,
vscr'...* -. School 10 m . -he rr'iioritv or whe-e "oouiati n were Marion, of Corpus Christi, were
preaching service, 11 a m . nd 7 :45 ^aves“ never said'a word again -c1 th? week end gueuts of her sister. Mrs.
V m : Junior L.ague. 6 45 ;>. m: Sen- human slavery. But H- cid -ay "All j^ Weed,
ier League. 7 p m ; Upper Room C.ub. things whatsoever ye would that men
Wedr «day nigh: 7 4'. Come, worship ..hould do to you. do ye even so to
with us. them.'* He never said a word again't
District Ccitferenoe will meet at Tea- chiid labor, but He did say. "It were
Miss Nannette Rountree left Sunday
for 4-rkadelphia. where she is a student
at Hendrson College, after spending the
week end with her mother. Mrs. T. D
Rountree
Keifer Strickland, of Bonham, speir
'he week end with his parents, the
R< and Mrs. L. E. Strickland, in
Rrckdale. Strickland has recently
GARDEN CLUB TO MEET
The Garden Club will meet. Wed-
nesday afternoon, April 7. at 3 o'clock j became his friend.
at the American Legion room in
city hall.
Mrs. T. S. Barkley
Is Hostess to the
Tuesday Bridge Club
the The pallbearers wore his very
chums: R. J. Bran n. Ephraim Di-
Lee Frith, Bill Tom Fisher, Dee
Knight and Clarence Davenport.
Crone of the Christian church of,
Jdaie, officiated
| Wc extend our heart full ol sy
j pathy to all of the loved ones in th
The Tuesday Bridge Club, with every
been elected coach of Sunset high j member present. «:i* deligh.fuJy cn-
school in Dallas for the coming year. , tert-ained Tuesday afternoon by Mis. i
Barkley with a unique spring j
Vvtoq
guc. Friday. April 2nd.
can.
D.ESNELLER.Pa.-tor.
M U. of
B.iptist VV. M. I
Tr.e East Circle of the W
the Bn ust Chu:.li will met: Tuesday
afternoon, .April 6, at 3 o’clock with,
Mrs. O. F Glenn. Mrs. O D. Baker
wall be leader for the a! smoan for|
mission study.
The W.-t Circle will meet the same
afternoon with Mrs. Grubaiugh as
<hcstesis. Mrs. Cl. a Zimmer will be the
mission .-ludy udei
At.ti.d :t >' u. better to have a great millstone hung |
about your neck, and drawn in the
depths of the sea. than to offend one
of there little ones that believes in
me." H never said a word against the
bqu.r traffic, but He did say. "Love
thy neighbor as thy-elf." H give
no specific rules for the keeping of the
Sabbath. But he did ay that it was
.made for man. that it was, therefore,
to be used for man', highest good.
L. E. STRICKLAND,
L. H Williams, ex;) ss agent in
Rockdale, will move soon after Apri*
1. with his family, to Luling. where
he will accept a similar position.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Crane and son.
Robert Lee. of Austin, spent Easter
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Pascal
Pogue.
, Tommie Coff: *’d Guy Pruett and
1 Rufus Graves returned. Sunday, to N.
, T A C. at Arlington, after spending
I the week end with their parents, here.
Egg Shrwrr
The Baptist Church i having cn erg
shower for Buckner Orphans Heme cn
April 11 Sunday school cla. e? ar^
requested to bring their eggs to Sun-
day school on that day.
Peace Lutheran Church
Firs: Sunday after Easter
Rockdal —Sunday school b.30 a. m.
English services 7:30 p. m
Sharp—Sunday hcol 9: ) a m
German ervices 10:30 a. m.
OTTO R. SCHAtAE Paster.
Baptist Church
Sunday -cheol 9 45; preaching 11 00.
Night services. B. T U 7.00; pr aching
8:00. •'
Malny people are very fmd of rules
when it corn s to religion and want
themj to be very . pecific and definite
but there are no rales in religion, but
mant great principles. No where in
•he New To ament do we find rub s
giver, by Jesus- But while Jesus gave
no rules He did lay down great prin-
ciplefi And principles are both timely
end tameless. For instance, though
Misses Hilda and Beatrice Stc'.ter-
foht, of Corpus Chri-'ti. spent the
| Easter holidays in the home of their
"SOLDIER AND THE LADY" I" 1 sisters. Mrs J T. Hal
DIXIE SHOW FOR APRIL 4-5j
-- | Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cooke and sen
The Soldier and the Lady" i the! Billie, were week end guests cf Mr
Lvttire billed for the Dixie Theater' Cooke’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C
T. S.
flower party. 1
Easter lilies, blue iris, bridle wreath,
violets, in fact all the early spring (
flowers, in lovely arrangement adorn- !
ed the reception rooms. Score en-
enables further carried out the spring
flower motif.
At the ela-e of the series of con- J
i tract Mrs. C. R. I-aacs was awarded]
twin box plants for holding club high |
score. For the high cut prise, Mrs. |
.. R. W. Wallis received a pair of rose!
I shears.
! The trays were beautifully appoint-
C. R. Wingard and wife, of Hous-1 ^ in white lace. Furlher carrying
ton, were here Wednesday for the fun- ! out the spring flower motif, plate
■eral of Erne-1 Dunnin^P-n Mp Win- i h'vcr, were package - of chov-e flower
gaixl is the former Miss Gertrude ] -eed- Delicious refreshments of olives.
Stein. Other Houston friends who at- ' apricot parfait, sunshine cake and tea
tended the funeral included W. T. ’ were served.
Shudde and son. Lee; Douglas Watts,: -:-
roommate of Dunnington's; and Louis P^CK BRAND Worn Clothes fit. bet- i
6 i ter, wear longer and are priced right [ i
JOCKsan. at Scarbrough & Hicks Co._tf 1
Miss Doris MoCawley returned. Tues-
day, to San Anitonio, where she is a
studer.it at Our Lady of tire Lake Col-
lege, after spending the Easter holi-
days here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. P. H. McCawley.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Jack on. of Beau-
mont, spent the week end with the tat-
ter's father. H. H. Camp, at San Gab-
riel. Mr. Jackson is superintendent of
the Magnolia Refining Ccmpanys
plant at Beaumont. Mrs. Jackson
the former Miss Isabelle Camp.
-.njsE£vu>
For sturdy, tl uvir-j clucks, put
Dr Salsbury’s Phen-O-Sal Tab-
let: in their drinking water reg-
ularly. Ii checks intestinal dis-
orders and helps to keep
chicks ctrong and healthy.
f
THE FAIRMONT
CREAMERY CO.
Phone 133
fer n x: Sunday and Monday, and is
due to draw unusual attention. Mana-
ger C. W. Matson say.-:. The title has
been changed on tihh picture which
was originally culled “Mi "had Strogoff"
—Jules Verr.es famous novel. The pic-
ture ha created much interest in
1 Houston and other cities where it has
! been booked.
Grandpa'' Bcb Williams received a
wire this morning that tcld cf -he ar-
Herndcn, at Corpus C'hristi.
Miss Irma Porter, of Cameron, and
Mr- Mary Alloe Pouter, of Victoria,
were week end guests of their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Porter.
Mr. and Mrs. Gaddy Hall left Sun-
day fer their heme in Rusk. Texas,
after a v. it in the home of Mrs. Hall’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Poole.
P. H. McCawley has be:n confin’d
Buy It At
rival of an 8 1-2 p and boy at 9 o'clock j to his home this week with an attack
to Mr. and Mr- Jack Williams, ofjcf the flu. Accompanied by Mrs. Mc-
Aus tin B •• nr: ii r . r.d baby were i Ca wley he will return (he latter p«.rt
1 of this week to Dallas wh re they have
| been making their home for the past
few months.
.-aid to be dcir.g fine.
Reporter Ad< get the Grapes
Dixie Theatre
Where Rockdale Is entertained
Thurs.-Fri., April 1-2—
ONE IN A MILLION
Sonja Hknvt, Adolph Menjoai
Ned Spa.rk--> — Ritz Bros.
MinevLtoh and His Gang
Saturday. April 3—
COWBOY STAR
Charles Starrett, Iris Dunn
(Our Gang Comedy*
‘ Bored of Education"
Abo Cartoon Reel
Sun.-Mon., April 4-.>—
Jules Vemes Famous Novel
"MICHAEL STROGOFF”
Now Called
THE SOLDIER AND
THE LADY
Anton Walbrook and F 7s\-
both Allen
Tu»«<. Med.. April B-7—
LETS MAKE A
MILLION
Edward Ev r-tt No-to
10c and lfn
Thurs.-Fri..April. X 9—
LOVE IS NEWS
YOUR MONEY GOES FURTHER AT
lack Pamplin’s
Red and AVhite Food Store
Specials for Friday and Saturday
Red <fc White Extra Fancy
FlOUl* 48 lb. .Nack
■ ,24 lb sack $1.05)
1.95
Red & White Ajammoth HaMea or Sliced
Peaches 2 n * 2 ■«-
33c
Choice Evaporated
Peaches 2 -
29c
Red «Sc White
Hominy 2
15c
Red & White Country Gentlemen
Corn 2 n° 2«
27c
O'.d Mary Brand
Syrup
57c
Brimful
Corn Flakes «
10c
Standard
31S SJ 14 °7,
10c
STRICKER’S
Variety Store
and get what you waul”
Sec us for other bargains before you buy. Call for your
Valuable Trade Cards at our store. Ask for particulars.
Get your trades day tickets
when you buy. Money given
away every Saturday immed
iately following1 2nd Monday.
Save your Strieker tickets—
you may tfet that bicycle
-Iune loth.
Garden Seed ..................................... ......
Chicken Founts ..........................................
Straw Hats ........................................... *'r,c
New Anklets ................................10c, 15c,
New Wall Paper, double roll ' K
Window Shades ..................................
50 Sheets Note Paper .................................
New Bath Towels ........................25c and 35c
Sun Glasses ................................10c, 15c, 25c
Drene Shampoo .......................-..................
Dytint Dye.................. ^
Ladies Shorts ................................ '^C
Ladies Slacks ................................. *1,110
New Buttons, card ....................................^
New Berkshire Hose ................... ^Oc & ^
Oil Cloth, new patterns .............
Insect Sprayers ............................ 15c to 59c
Shoe Polishes ...... ^
Tennis Shoes ................................65c to
10 Razor Blades ............................
Hand Lotions ........................... ..10c to
Handkerchiefs 2 for
See our Blue Grass Lawn Mowers bctoK
buy. A real quality Mower and ‘j-
75c and 98c
25c, 39c, 59c, ^
$1-95
25c to 50c
Radio
low as
Grass Catchers ............
Cotton Batts .....
Kodaks ...
Kodak Films
May True Story, True
and Movie Mirror
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1937, newspaper, April 1, 1937; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694786/m1/4/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.