The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1947 Page: 12 of 16
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I*- ROCKDALE (Tax.) REPORTER
BUSHDALE
Ewiyn Schl*nim»r
December II. 1147
Bushtiaiv, !>«•< 1« Mr ;mti Mm.
AniitH'fi (ini(hiii, **f Houston, spent
Friday and Saturday with Mi and
Mri Julius Whiteley and u<»n
Mi . and Mr Bennie Wenzel and
Darrell Knrninii spent Sunday
with Mi aid Mi.- lien Kraatz
and family ol Sharp
Mr. and Mr* Howard Smith
and non. Bobby, uf Ilouktun. rpt-ut
last Monday with Mr and Mr*.
I. M Kirclu-nwit/. and Hobbit*
Mi and Min. K A Schleinmer
and family spent Sunday after-
ii"on with Mi and Mm. K C
Kolia of Tanjtlewooti
Mi and «Mi> Kid red Kiestinp
aid dau .htei. ot Thorndale, npent
Saturday night with Mr. and Mm.
■' i nnei Stork and son *
Mr. and Mrs Hubert Holliday
and Joy and Evelyn Schlemmer
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odorless, washable and
economical Especially recoin*
mended when remodeling
older homes . .’ideal for new
walls, too
FOSTER'S
BUILDERS SUPPLY
PHONE 99 — ROCKDALE
were in Cameron on Saturday
Viaitorn In the home of Mra.
Mary Seidel on Sunday were Mr
and Mn Yakesch and mm, of
Thorndaie; Mr. and Mia. Edwin
Urban, of Sugarland and Mr and
Mrs. Leon Mauldin and aon uf
Bushdale
Mr and Mrs Doyle McCoy and
daughters, of Tracy, spent Sun-
day with Mr. and Mrs. (’ H Mr-
Coy and family
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Stork vis-
ited with Mr. and Mrs Hugo Wen-
zel and family of Tracy on Sun-
day.
Kenneth, Wilbur Lee and Kan-1
dolph Wenzel spent Saturday night i
with their grandmother, Mrs Mat-
tie Wenzel.
miss Fiuia Muc mclili spent
Sunday afternoon with Misses Ber-
nice and Betty Dockall.
Mr and Mrs. Less Rolan and
children spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Carroll Robertson and
son of Gay Hill.
Sunday visitors in the home of
Mrs. Mattie Wenzel were: Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Wenzel and children of
Tracy, Mr. and Mrs. John Wenzel
and children of Sun Gabriel, Mr.
and Mrs. Hugo Wenzel and chil-
dren of Sharp and Adolph Stork of
Bushdale.
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If You Have
Anything-
To
TO RENT or
LOST or FOUND
SELL or BUY
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w • Smart design of new auto-
matic gas range will save you
time and effort in keeping it just
as beautiful as the day it was new.
White, stain-resistant porce-
lain exterior cleans quickly with
simple soap and water care. New
improved burners won’t clog
from spill-overs. Their rust-re-
sistant finish wipes clean as easily
as the top of range.
If you should spill something
in the oven its smooth-as-glass
porcelain finish will again save
you cleaning time and effort.
Spill-overs are not likely though.
Special stops for racks and
drawers, which slide easily and
quietly, prevent spilling.
Add these conveniences to the
clean blue flame of natural ga*
You’ll like your new gas range
most because it’s so east/ to clean!
• • • look for this seal. It’s
\ /£/ your guide to the finest in
modern gas ranges. It’s found on
twenty-two different nation-
ally advertised automatic gas
ranges.
for Cleaner, fully Automatic Cooking
select a
gas range
See Your Gas Appliance Dealer or
LONE STAR GAS COMPANY
Surrounded by myth by primitive
pvoplei, the mistletoe wm taken
over by Christians who also wove
fanciful legends around it.
In ancient mythology, the mis-
tletoe was the instrument of evil.
Tbp Druis; cf Britain believed the
plant possessed healing powers. Oth-
er primitive people thought that mis-
tletoe found growing on oaks had
magical powers.
Taken over Into Christian tradi-
tion, the mistletoe was dedicated to
the Christ Child. Adopted as sym-
bolical of the healing power of
our Lord, it was used to adorn the
altars at Christmas. Monks of the
monasteries called it the "wood of
the cross” and attributed supernat-
ural powers to it. The white berries
were said to reflect the radiance
caught from the guiding star when
the Wise Men were led to the
manger.
ICHQI5TMA5
Norwegian farmers give their
cattle tubs of home-brewed ale on
Christmas Eve.
At midnight of Christmas Eve
people in Madrid eat 12 grapes for
good luck in the coming year.
There are 175 different kinds of
holly.
Christmas has been celebrated on
more than 100 different days in vari-
ous parts of the world.
Christopher Columbus and his
men landed on the coast of Cuba on
December 25, 1492, naming the
point Navidad.
George Washington crossed the
Delaware and made a successful
attack on the Hessian troops at
Trenton, N. J., on Christmas Day,
1776.
Oliver Cromwell and his Puritan
followers abolished Christmas Day
in England, banning all feasting
and fun. The ban lasted for seven
years and was lifted when Charles
11 became king.
The needy are considered in Hun-
gary at Christmastime, a levy being
assessed against richer citizens so
the poor may have sufficient to eat
and drink.
Q:fu DU Wilt
•Suit Everyone
npHE old saving that it isn’t the
1 gift but the giving that’s appre-
ciated may be true, but just the
same a good gift quickens the heart
so much more.
In being able to draw upon the
abundance of the country, farm
people are i;i a position to present
especially valued gifts at compara-
tively small cost. For Instance, a
box full of spruce, flr, pine, holly,
cedar or balsam is always wel-
comed as a decorative source by
city friends.
City people, like everybody else,
also appreciate good things to eat,
and home canned country fruits and
vegetables or some fowl can be ex-
pected to make a big hit. Gardeners
In the big town will gladly welcome
a packet of seeds gleaned from an
expansive country garden.
Handy home-makers can convert
old articles into attractive gifts. An
old felt hat can be made into a
beanie for some young girl merely
by using the crown and adding yarn
stitching for decoration. The best
part of an old fur coat beyond re-
pair will make a rich carriage robe
for a new baby. Pot-holders, dust-
ing mitts, bath powder gloves, shoe
bags are some of the items which
can be salvaged from small scraps.
And, O yes! what could be more
useful to a young bride than a home-
made cook-book containing the
home-maker’s favorite recipes? Not
only will such a book provide for
tasty eating but it can also be ex-
pected to guide the young wife over
seme rough moments in the kitchen.
SHOP
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at PERR V
GIVE SOMETHING THEY CAN USE
Upholstered Rockers, Platform Roc-
ers. Occasionals, Bedroom,
etc 9-95 to 44.50
2-pc. Living Room Suites 75.95 - 199.95
4- pc. Bedroom Suites 67.95 - 139.50
5- pc. Plastic-Top Dinette Suites 49.50
5-pc. Dinette Suites 18.50 - 69.95
All Metal Bridge Set, upholstered
chairs and top 23.50
Telephone Set, Table & Chair, solid
Walnut ............ 21.95
-Card Tables 3.25 to 6.25
Beautiful Coffee Tables 18.75 to 21.50
Round Mirrors 185 to 8.95
Beautiful Framed Mirrors 3.86 to 13.25
Studio Divans, velour covers 69.95
RCA Radios — Tame ana Console
Models 19.95 to 346.80
Baby Beds 6.50 - 31.50
White Quilted Mattress Protectors,
Sizes 54 to 76 5.75
Good Quality Bed Springs 7.25 to 18.95
Wicker Clothes Hampers . 6.25 - 6.50
See the latest model Frigidaire Elec-
tric Range. One of most outstand-
ing Electric Ranges ever built.
Morning Glory and Spring Air
Mattresses
Full Size Cotton * DU
Mattresses 13.95 to 49 50
Hassocks 7 75 . in 2c
Necco Table Top Oil Range 106 50
Beautiful Mahogany Student’s Desk
and Chair 325*
Clothes Hampers 1.95 t0 7 95
2-cup Aluminum Percolators ] 95
Flint Rotary Egg Beaters 3 75
Buckeye Chicken Fryers 459
Royal Chef Roasters 595
Blue Enamel Roasters i’jq
Leather Driving Gloves, pair 260
ALL STEEL
FOLDING COTS
2.50
2 for
............
4.95
3G-inch Steel Cots
3.50
Cot Pads
4.25
Frigidaire All Steel Combination Sink
Cabinet, double doors, heavy con-
struction, chrome trim 137.50
Lard Cans, 50-lb. size 55c
Saddles 44.50 - 136.50
10-gallon Garbage Cans 1.85
25-gallon Garbage Cans 2.75
10x12 Tarpaulins 14.45
Ebonette Rubber Gloves, pan 55c
OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT
Is one of the Best Equipped and Best
Staffed in this part of the country.
We offer Guaranteed Service on any
make or model Radio, Refrigerator or
Washing Machine.
DON'T FORGET THE
FREE PRIZES
To Be Given Away
December 24
BEDROOM SUITE. ELECTRIC
IRON. AND .22 RIFLE
Get Your Card with Each $1.00
Purchase at Our Store
5-burner Oil Range 59.50
Decorated Teapots, bright colors, gold
trimmed 2.25
fldeal Christmas Gift)
Betty Crocker Irons and Betts Croc-
ker Cookers.
New Stock Beautiful Wallpaper
Canvas, yd. 11c
2 GOOD USED
ELECTRIC
REFRIGERATORS
Tree Lights Set .... 1.75
Galvanized Tubs and Buckets
Mop Wringer Buckets
Steel Wagons 8.95 - 9.75
Tricycles 8.95 to 11.25
Scooters 5.95
3-pc. Mixing Bowl Sets, with Casse-
role to match.
Good Used Coolerator —100 lb. cap.
NATURAL OR BUTANE HEATERS
Bathroom 6.75 to 8.25
Radiant Circulators 11.50 to 31.50
Asbestos Backs
Clay Back
Circulators
12.95 to 22.50
11.50 to 14.25
4.95 to 8.65
Sheet Iron Heaters
Oil Heaters
Elbows
1.85 up
34.95
25c
Stove Pipe, joint
Dampers
Stove Polish
Waffle Irons, Pop-Up Toasters, Vanity
Lamps, Reading Lamps, Table
Lamps, Electric Clocks.
Bun Warmers 1.15
White Enamel Deep Mixing
Bowls 50c
Pound Glass Butter Dishes 25c
Glass Covered Sugar Bowls 15c
Matching Cream Pitchers 15c
Glass Cake & Sandwich Plates 50c
Large 2-gallon Coffee Pots 1.50
Spring Steel Traps 30c to 50c
.22 Shorts, box 30c
410 Shells, lxk and 3 inch
Carbide Lights 1.25
Carbide. 2-lb. can 35c
Lanterns 1.25 and 1.75
Table Model Juicers 5.75 to 10.75
10-qt. regulation Cream Cans 95c
12-qt. Dairy Pails 75c
2-burner Electric Hot
Plates 5.95-11.50
Rid-Jid lroning Boards *25 - 7.«
Automatic Electric Irons 6.95 - 13-J-
3x6 Congoleum Rugs wc
26-pc. Stainless Steel Table W ^
Record Cabinets for table model rec-
ord players, any size 14.95 to - •
May-Tag Deep Freezers, 6 cu. it
(5-yr guarantee, $100 Insurance po
good for 5 years)
Authorized Dealers For c
FRIGIDAIRE REFRIGERATORS
AND APPLIANCES
MAY-TAG WASHING MACHINES
RANGES AND DEEP FREEZERS
RCA RADIOS
PITTSBURGH PAINTS. VARNISH
AND ENAMELS
PERRY HARDWARE & FURNITURE
Phone 188
SAM PERRY. Owner
Rockdale, Texas
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1947, newspaper, December 18, 1947; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth695232/m1/12/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.