Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 1946 Page: 1 of 10
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Boys Heady C Of C To
FIRST IN NEW.
New Year
Big Oppo
Coleman county: Wends Icfirn with
i David Wat-1 ■
n; Hfcmphill,
( een, Mark
i liUlips. and
tlon of Major Thomas R.,Sealy to
the rank of Lieutenant-Colunel, U.
S Army. Tire promotion was effec-
tive December 22, 1«45.
s' lambs are
niey Black -
(Hen Thom-
"■< d by Bob
Pd Raymond
Faced by the gn
bllitics in its history-
tunltfes for the grawtl
slon of Coleman and
ty are currently at a
Coleman Chamber \
starts the new year 1
membership, compose!
minded and progress?
firms.
To maintain its lead:
the oufctandnig comm:
great Southwest, Colei
many things. It must
quale water, it must aid
a building program, bo:
and business porperties
and utility improvement
sion are but a few of ti
facing the city as it vt
ture. Through a vigor
live chamber of comm
problems will be solved
iy.
Secretary-Manager F.
ney cordially Invites the
owners and professional
have recently entered thl
nity to affiliate -with the!'«
1 and take an active part ii
gram of work ahead,B|
The present membership'
, Allen & Allen, Ansae (
Badgett Tractor Co., Mrs.
M Ballard, Banner Ice C
Bludworth, Brownwod, Bo’
interest and satisfaction the promo- I Store, R. D. Boyers.
i
late" Dr
lng. as
Crimes section
Theatre of Opera
tibned in Weis
He has been
three and one-]
seas seven montt
Lt. Coi. Senly
prior to his enl,
ed Forces,
in the law
Rae-Sealy
Col. Scaly is the son of Mrs.
Scaly of Santa Anna and the
Currently he is serv-
officer of the War
the European
ns. and Is sta-
Germany,
the service for
If years and over-
£e ■
ed'ih Midland
ent in the Arm-
re he was associated
of Stubbemen-Mc-
Stekardson
,f alr« dime
c. 13 Ginnings
ord Sends Total
o 5,538 Bales
roue lil
Mfer
'('dnjk
sus Enumerator Spencer E,
annouced Wednesday that
department of Comeree cot- * Ha*clt’s Man Shot> Joe B. Hi
Store, Burton-Lingo Co.
Central Food Products
Cheney, city Cab, City of
Clark Auto Parts Supply, S. |
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.,
Oochran, Coleman Abstract I
Coleman Cotton Oil Miifi
man Comity State Bank.
Gas & OH Co., Coleman fee |
Storage Co.. Coleman Pr
Coleman Prod. Credit Co
man Steam Laundry,
County 'Chronicle, J. C.
S. W. Copoer.
Coulson Drug Store, Jimo
Craig’s Bakery, Creath Moti
Cmss Pharmacy, Judge J.
rell, A. J. Durham, Democrat|
Puling Co., Dixie Pig,
Produce Co.
Fir*; Cok-ra.tw4iLT’.Jiank, I
man Tractor^Co. Dr. A. M, Fi |
Or. J. F. Gaines, R. A. Gardnei 1
Gilliaiii. Dr. Jack, Gordon. G t
Hardware Co . Goodyear Serv
Crammer's, Gray-Harbour
G C. & S. F. Ry. Co., Gulf Ref|
Co., E. R. Oriffts. Handel!
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New Owner Of
Coleman Laundry
(Coiemin
iitetitbii
Wvev
ginning repon as of December
1945, credited Coleman county
Ith 5,538 bales.
e 1944 census report for the
ue comparable period disclosed
ileman county hjid ginned a total
df 10.749 bales of coton.
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’10 PROJECT FOR DAM
W HUGE WINCH ELL LAKE
WASHINGTON APPROVAL
Lake j the Congressman said
to be j Tin acreage whic
witch • dwarf Lake
is 'be works
fecifiial , lunda on the available fori
■(om o| 515^41.000 for
fuc 44 noo acre-feet rrser-
i! 'Vnichell dam proj-
j 11 i ‘Droved by the V S.
in South Coleman
(ii.ri-r. the chief of eng>-
elvir.s and harbors board.
Ri c otice and hold hear-
nidlng to Congressman
r, is the status of the
bile, no appropriation has
je on a 12,500.000 project
the Lake Blown wood
l11 way facilities and for
i’s Creek at Cole -
said Sunday at
he is tm a bri«f
Congress ses-
whicli might be i
irrigation is , not i
kni !: other dams m the Colo-I
S° | Texas Liwbei-3 CoT* Standart^Ab )
slract Co,. J E. Stevens Co.. Stui
ton. R O. Hollingsworth,
Theatres. Humble Oil & Ref |
Jn-eckl Mfg. Co.
Delma Johnson. Johnson
Lines, Laird & Garrett, Wml
Leach, Raleigh McCulloch. J ■
McDonald, Roy McFarland, Mai
Brick Co.. Mayes Drug Stoic. Ml
well Drilling Co., Mead's Bakl
Mead’s Furniture & Undertaki
Mrs J. A B. Miller. Earl Mol
Chevrolet Co, M. ii W Furnit]
Co., M. System. Judge A. O. No
man. Nunley’s. Oil Belt Tool
Owl Drug Store, J. M. Radford Gl
Co.. George D. Rhone, RockwJ
Bros «& Co
Safaway Stores, Inc.. Seven-L
Bottling Co., S. & H Dept. Stoi
Simpson's Elec. Hatchery, C. :
South, S. W. States Tel. Co.. Sout
j
ate power And lood control
Much of the river vnJley is
and Lake
were approved
three years
propria tlon for Hold’s
dan,-
too locks for irrigation
'■J1- Sim Saba dam would be prin-
cip.o s for irrigation o^ J6.000 aci-es
W< cost $11,932,010.
Falls dam between
Bui a: 1 Llano counties and be-
h‘ks and Mansfield 'Mar-
sha Ford iams, would tie for pow-
ei' i Hood control.
j^Coi’grei,limn Fisher came through
proanwood two nights ago enroute
to San Angelo, and called Gene
r™1,ox' manager of the Brownwod
°framl*T of Commerce, Fisher said.
ges-Gtbbs. Sunset Motor Lines.
Taylor Motor Co., Taystee Bakii
Co., • L Wilkinson. Wilson- Gii|
Co., M. K. Witt Motor Co.,
V. Wood. F. W. Woo)worth * Co.J
O Wooten Co.. L. Zweig. R E |
Zimermun
Powell-Cavanagh. Jesse Pen
J. C. Penney Co., Perry Bros.
B. A. Pcssels, J. W. Pool, Earle|
Smith. Knight & Scott.
and Bobby Joe
High Sebool FFA
e added four head of
registered Jerseys to
it programs, according to
e, Coleman Vocational Ag-
instructor.
nd bought a lop 14 month
for from Knolle Jersey Farms,
ia, TexRs jast week. The clamy
lc heifer comes from tlie lai-gest
rersey herd In Texas, and has pros-
of making a good record in
the show ring. McNutt alia) brought
home a four star 12-month-buU
from the famous Knolle farms. B.
J. Joyce, Raymond, and Bobby Joe
Ztfkle made the trip to Sandia last
Friday.
Bobby Joe bought a 3 month old
heifer and a 5 month old-heifer from
Shelton Bros, at Brownwood. Bob-
by took delivery of the heifers De-
cember 31.
These Jerseys will be shown at the
local, district, and state shows, and
probably at the national dairy show
at Columbus, Ohio., next fall.
Knolle and Shelton have been
strong believers in young stockmen,
and have helped many boys gain
their start in the Jersey busings*.
A business transaction of consid-
erable interest was completed early
this week in which R S. Hunt of
Lamesa purchased the Coleman
Steam Laundry from 8. J. Ma'his
and Mr*. W, M. Simmons.
The local laundry is one of the
most modern and best equipped
plants ip this section of the State,
and has enjoyed a tremendous vol-
ume of business durihg the past
years. The firm was established in
1809, a far-ery from the current
plant, by Simmons and Clark. The
Simmons-Mathis partnership was
formed 27 months ago. . V
Markland o!
.n and will be associated with his
father in the management of the
Santa Anna Selica Sand Co.
Mrs. Maggie Buck,
65, Laid to Final
Rest Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt have five chil-
dren. Two daughters are enrolled
in Abilene Chilstian College, an-
other daughter is enrolled In high
school at Lamesa and a younger
boy and girl, Robert Roy and Mary
Augusta, arq enroled in South Ward
School.
Mrs. gnyimons will continue to re-
side in Coleman, and Mr. Mathis
states that his plans are indefinite,
but ri^iit now he is going to enjoy
about/A six-months vacation.
Bids <3pened On
Stree
Kiwanis Club Underprivileged
Childrens Activity fund Will I
Benefit From Gum Machines /
Coleman Applies
For Federal Aid
To House Veterans
,w: i the ever-growin
J3ecretary-Manai
the Cotemai
ns
«-
Improvemer
By C ty Council
Bids wore opened last week L
City Council for the laying oj
%nd gutier improvements cn‘
lywood and, Miami Ave. In
Park Addition, and on Fifth
the San, Angelo highway.
The bids were reported
quite stdisfactoi'y, and the
ty okmi*# | have no cu
m-trtesits will I
that thl
proper|
to j
rst
gutter
protichd
•n;.y bel
ers will
prorata
surfaclil
streets.!
The Kiwanis Club asks the crj-
pperation of all Coleman people /in
sisting its underprivileged child-
len's program through chewing
|um *■
A bit odd? Well, maybe./ But
ere's the story.
The colorful, though unihiposing
Ittte balls of chewing giufti which
i will soon note in various strateg-
points throughout Co|feman will
ove to be the meanywhereby a
lost worthwhile prog/am may be
inied on. Tlie looAl civic club
Jrough It's committe/on underprlv-
ged children's wo*, w. T. Jones.
nan; Sanjfcobb. B. B. Nun-
nd Shfeman and Cecil
ek twe co-operation of
gnes/ men this weekend
*«> points where the
machines may be
fpointed oat that the
from the ma-
: spent entirely to i)»yv
vork And there’s a big
in this task, according
sen. There's not
i realized by the Kiwanis
the
by the
folk of
Funeral services for Mrs. Mag-
gie Buck. 85, wjio died Monday at
the family residence, 407 San Saba
St., were held Tuesday Afternoon
at 2 o’clock froni the First Metho-
dist Church with the Rev. L. Bow-
man Craven oficlating. Interment
was in the Coleman cemetery under
Urectton of the Wright Funeral
Home.
Mrs. Buck was bom August 5,
lli80. In Clark county, Ark., and
moved to Coleman county in 1905.
She liad been a faithful member of
the Methodist church since early
childhood.
Pallbearers included Carl Elder,
Hugh Lewis, Will Woodard, Earl
Graves, Walker Richardson, Ray-
mond McElrath.
Survivors are her husband. M. S.
Buck of Coleman; five sons. Forest.
Curtis and James of Coleman. Aston
Buck of Winters and Ovilee Buck.
U. S, Navy; four daughters, Mrs.
Fairy Smith. Silver Valley; Mrs.
Bennie Smith, Houston: Miss Noble
Buck, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs.
Harvey Lewis, Coleman: two broth-
ers, Walter Johnson, Jacksboro, and
Sid Johnson. Hot Springs. Ark., and
two sisters, Mrs. Joe McCauley, Ok-
lahoma,
Iona, Ark., and Mrs. John Cox, Ark-
delphia. Ark. Nlueten grandchild-
ren and two great-grandchildren
also survive. $ . f. *
Us who had the car servfee^wP^^^
delivered to Lt. Williams on Mon- uric wjt
day, in time to ride out the old year.; ior Uvcst
Lt. Williams is the son of Dr. and
Mrs. W. G. Williams of Rockwood.
■variety <K.
Variety
labor require,
farm profits *
Fpumps to provide w.
k;k and poultiy as weli’
Hensley Funeral
Services Held
At Santa Anna
for household use, milking machii.
chick brooders and turkey broodc
have definitely proved their won
on many of the faims our co-oi
Funeral services for Mrs. Johnnie
Mabel Hensley, 59. who died Thurs-
day in the home of her sisier. Mrs.
C R, McHorse, were held from the
residence Friday afternoon with
j serves. This has been espeegiu;
; true on the great majoritjfof the
i 783 farms connected to our fines is -
'tween 1942 and V-E Day. under :.|a-
jcial War Production Board regula-
| lioiis allowing us to extend service
! to farmers able to us? electrical
equipment to save Jabirf or increase
production.”
"It will probably be some time be-
fore manufacturers can turn out
enough electrical equipment to meet
N /
.
theRev.J.P. Salver conducting, in-1 th{‘ pel’t-uP demRnd 011 electrified
ferment was in the Santa Anna (farm" throughout the country,” Mr.
cemetery with the Wright Funeral jHalc ^hrued. "However, the
Home in charge o* the ar!te:g'rtnt-nt^LColfman Countv Elcctric C°-°P w,1)
Mrs. Hensley 'came to Coleman in ^everything possible to help its
M895. She ha« beep a member, of | ?et the equipment they
the Church of Christ for some 401lieed' through established dealers in
years. j this territory, as fast as it appears
Survivors* are two sons. L. Gener ^ on the market.
Hensley of Santa Anna, and
Gra-
ham Hensley of Coleman; tour sis
H. 'Hunt of Rogers,
lev of Que-
ters. Mrs. A
Texas; C. Wlir
mado, N, M.N-Miss m
of Coleman, and M.yC
of Coleman: also one, grandchild.
Pallbearers were R. r, Updd, Cui--
tis Collins. John AlIenlTodd. Carl
Ashmore, Travis Hays ami Sam Col-
lier. * $
Flower bearers were John
Scott, Mrs. Vivian Powell, Mm. An-
nie Powell. Mrs. Pauline Santonl.
Mrs. Ola Mills, and Mrs. Lee Scar-
berough.
Coleman Legionaires
Plan To Attend Lunch
For National Comdr.
Attend Order Of The
Arrow Banquet In
Abilene Last Friday
Coleman Legion officials are lay-
ing plans to attend >a luncheon to
San Angelo next Thui'sday, Jan. 10,
honoring the Hon, John Stelle, Na-
tional Commander of the American
Legion. Commander)Stelle, whose
home is to Met
tog a brief swing tb
i west with San
[Texas visiting
Commander 3t<
j ol’the G. 1. Bill
i consistent
lau>’“ S
Vo, 111., is mak-
\h the South-
me of five
Carl fleming. Jr., and Howard
Purvis, members of Boy Scouts
Troops No. 15 and No. 21. respec-
tively, accompanied by Troop 21
Scoutmaster T. L. Purvis, attended
a banquet for members of the Or-
der of the Arrow. Chisholm Trail
Council, last Friday evening in Abi-
lene.
George Foster, Jr., lodge chief,
presided at the Impressive
and the guest speaker for
ning was Alex Bickji
and a submi
the
Mr. Hale anticipates a grea, de-
mand for water pumps, bathroom
installations, new refrigerators, or
quick-freeze units, as well as for r»-
ude Phillips !dios' *'«she-s, vacuum cleaners r and
R. McHorse toasters, fans, iror.s and other small
appliances.
The Coleman County Electric Co-
operatives has been allotted loans
of *882.000 by the Rural Electrifica-
tion Administration to finance iU
lines and fgjher farlKt^'s.
drawn advances of
ing a balance of 84.981.07 of allotted
loan funds to finance construction
now under way. It has met till its
obligations in inaktog contracted In-
terest and principal payments on its
REA loans, according to Mr. Hale,
■and to addition has paid $32,034 83
on principal hi advance pt Up dates,
as « cushion of credit in prepara-
tion for larger loan nmorvizatimi
and maintenance requirements in
the future.
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W
Brownwood Attorney
Will Be Speaker
At Sunday Sc’.iool
J. Edwivd "Johnson, prominent
affair Hi ownwikt attorney and teacher of
8
Km » v -
_, Scout
riti naval duty.
jgelo tancheon
iaist Hlstrict (
and probably other
lien's Bible class in that city, wilt
re»s the members of the Friendly
(Hows Bible Class at the Methn-
t church Sunday morning al 9; 3d
o'clock. The announcement was
made Wednesday by Nathan Cliett
president ol the class
Mr. Cliett and the class teach-
J Judge A. O. Newman, extend a
San Antonioj
to attend the San An-1 cordial inriutton to every man Vi
Mrs. A. R. Scott, ■ the community not otherwise a!al-
Committecwommi. Miv | iated to attend the class held in the
new Seoul Building adjacent to the
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Braswell, Sam, Jr. Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 1946, newspaper, January 3, 1946; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth748295/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Coleman Public Library.